Evaluation for Inclusive and Sustainable Rural Transformation
World Bank Series on Evaluation and Development, Volume 9
1st Edition
Published on 16. July 2018
162 pages
978-0-429-88153-4 (ISBN)
Description
Written by a team of expert practitioners at the Independent Office of Evaluation of IFAD, this book gives an overview of evaluation practice at IFAD.
It looks at how evaluation practice has evolved to reflect, respond to and inform changing expectations of development assistance. It reveals how evaluation products and methodologies have benefited from key reviews, revisions and lessons learned, and also how they have progressively strengthened IFAD's capacity to assess its operations and better understand its results. The book concludes with reflections on some of the challenges that lie ahead, including how the independent evaluation function can continue to evolve to meet future challenges and enhance the impact of development initiatives on people's lives.
This valuable insight into practice will be of interest to researchers, practitioners and policymakers in development economics, development studies and rural studies.
It looks at how evaluation practice has evolved to reflect, respond to and inform changing expectations of development assistance. It reveals how evaluation products and methodologies have benefited from key reviews, revisions and lessons learned, and also how they have progressively strengthened IFAD's capacity to assess its operations and better understand its results. The book concludes with reflections on some of the challenges that lie ahead, including how the independent evaluation function can continue to evolve to meet future challenges and enhance the impact of development initiatives on people's lives.
This valuable insight into practice will be of interest to researchers, practitioners and policymakers in development economics, development studies and rural studies.
Reviews / Votes
'Finally, a systematic account of evaluation at the service of poor farmers around the world. It establishes that evaluation can make a difference; that accountability is compatible with learning and that independent evaluation is a corporate asset. A must-have for all development practitioners.' - Robert Picciotto, Former Director General, Independent Evaluation Group, World BankMore details
Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
6 Tables, black and white; 8 Line drawings, black and white; 8 Illustrations, black and white
ISBN-13
978-0-429-88153-4 (9780429881534)
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Additional editions
Oscar A. Garcia | Osvaldo N. Feinstein
Evaluation for Inclusive and Sustainable Rural Transformation
World Bank Series on Evaluation and Development, Volume 9
Book
09/2020
1st Edition
Routledge
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Oscar A. Garcia | Osvaldo N. Feinstein
Evaluation for Inclusive and Sustainable Rural Transformation
World Bank Series on Evaluation and Development, Volume 9
Book
07/2018
1st Edition
Routledge
€205.80
Shipment within 10-20 days
Persons
Oscar A. Garcia is Director of the Independent Office of Evaluation of IFAD.
Osvaldo N. Feinstein is a member of the International Evaluation Advisory Panel of the United Nations Development Programme's Independent Evaluation Office and Professor at the Evaluation Master of Madrid Complutense University.
Osvaldo N. Feinstein is a member of the International Evaluation Advisory Panel of the United Nations Development Programme's Independent Evaluation Office and Professor at the Evaluation Master of Madrid Complutense University.
Content
1. Introduction, 2. Evolution of the Independent Evaluation Function at IFAD, 3. Influential Evaluations, 4. Evaluations of Inclusive Development, 5. Evaluations for Sustainable Development, 6. Learning and Knowledge Management, 7. Partnerships in Evaluation, 8. The Way Forward
