Study on Legal Instruments and Lessons Learned from the Joint Evaluation Unit

The purpose of this study was to see what lessons could be learnt from the past experience of EC external action programmes that might be useful in the design and formulation of the EU’s next budget. The study also sought to identify lessons which could improve the design of future evaluations.<

Performance of the Asian Development Bank Institute: Research, Capacity Building and Training, and Outreach and Knowledge Management

The Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) commenced operations in Tokyo, Japan, following an inaugural meeting December 1997, as a subsidiary body of the Asian Development Bank to contribute to the development of Asia and within the purview of ADB’s functions and directions.

Overlooked Links in the Results Chain (Evaluation Brief)

This paper focuses on such overlooked, but vital, dimensions, drawing from IEG's work and other development evaluations.

Research at the IMF: Relevance and Utilization

While the research was appreciated by country authorities and the research community, its relevance was often hampered by lack of early consultation with country authorities on research themes and by lack of sufficient country and institutional context.

SDC's Evaluation Plans: 2010-2012

This document is an up-date of SDC's Evaluation 2010 - 2012. It is a compilation of SDC's evaluation activities for the past, ongoing and coming year.

Assessing IFC's Poverty Focus and Results

IFC’s interventions are designed to contribute to growth, although it has been challenging for the Corporation to integrate distributional aspects in projects. Fewer than half the projects reviewed included evidence of poverty and distributional aspects in project design.

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Tools and Methods for Evaluating the Efficiency of Development Interventions

This Working Paper is a powerful concept for decision making and ex postassessments of development interventions, often treated rather superficially in project appraisal, project completion and evaluation reports.

Evaluation of the decentralized franco-chinese co-operation, evolution and impact

This evaluation presents the juridical framework of the decentralized franco-chinese co-operation and displays the role of both French and Chinese institutional actors. Based on an in-depth study of 4 hand-on cases, as well as on a large scale sample and representing territoriales collectivities, the evaluation alights the types of coordination of the franco-chinese actions.

Bi-annual report 2009-2010 of Development Evaluation

The weaknesses of the development cooperation of Finland included the rigidityof the organisation, and the highly centralised decision-making. The Ministry was neither particularly receptive to constructive criticism nor was it an organisation which harnessed lessons from the past.

JICA 2010 Annual Evaluation Report

This Annual Evaluation Report 2010 highlights ex-post evaluations conducted byexternal evaluators, and provides a clear understanding of JICA’s aims and activities.