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Multilateral banks and the development process : vital links in the results chain / Vinod Thomas and Xubei Luo.
Lippincott Library HC59.72.E44 T56 2012
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Thomas, Vinod, 1949-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Economic development projects--Developing countries--Evaluation.
- Economic development projects.
- Developing countries.
- Evaluation.
- Economic assistance--Developing countries--Evaluation.
- Economic assistance.
- Economic development--Developing countries.
- Economic development.
- Development banks.
- Physical Description:
- xxiii, 156 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New Brunswick : Transaction Publishers, [2012]
- Contents:
- 1 The Results Chain 1
- How Evaluation Can Inform Development
- What Are the Results to Focus On?
- How Might Results Be Measured?
- How Might Evaluative Information Be Used to Boost Results?
- How Might Evaluation Lessons Be Used to Improve Development Effectiveness?
- Part I Aim to Get Results 13
- 2 Let Not the Urgent Divert the Important 15
- The Incidence and Severity of Disasters Are on the Rise
- Disaster Responses Should Not Be a One-Off Exercise
- Prevention and Mitigation Show Great Potential
- Cost-Efficient Measures Can Enhance Preparedness
- 3 Connect Links that Strengthen Results 29
- Project Results and Country Results Differ
- Making Vital Links Augments Results
- Part II Measuring Results 47
- 4 Composite Indicators Can Mislead 49
- Inconclusive Premises Affect the Validity of Indicators
- Partial Coverage Should Not Unbalance the Perspective
- Arbitrary Clustering and Weights Can Have Pernicious Effects
- Converting Ratings to Rankings Can Obscure Findings
- De Jure and De Facto Indicators Can Tell Different Stories
- 5 Go from Averages to Targeted Segments 63
- Targeting Poor Areas
- Targeting Issues Relevant to the Poor
- Targeting Constraints Faced by the Poor
- Changing Aid's Structure to Empower the Poor
- 6 Align Intermediate and Final Goals 79
- Education: From Access to Learning
- Health: Reaching Mothers and Children Is Not Straightforward
- Output-Based Aid and Outcome-Based Aid Imply Different Incentives
- Part III Applying Lessons to Boost Results 91
- 7 New Challenges Call for Shifts in Direction 93
- Water Needs are Changing: More than Access
- Transport Needs Are Changing: More than Roads
- 8 Capture Opportunities 109
- Environmental Protection and Development Can Be Win-Win
- Structural Constraints Affect Development Performance
- Cost-Benefit Analysis Is Underused
- 9 Tarry Not-For Timing Is (Almost) Everything 119
- Traditional Ex Post Evaluation Has Limits
- Forward Looking Evaluation Can Provide More Timely Information
- Effective Processes Can Increase the Use of Evaluation
- 10 Conclusion 133.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781412847674
- 1412847672
- OCLC:
- 776142369
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