Monitoring and Evaluation Capacities in Ghana : A Diagnosis and Proposed Action Plan

World Bank missions to Ghana were undertaken in June and October 1999 as part of a diagnosis of M&E capacities and related development options in Ghana. The government has an ambitious program of reform to improve public sector management -reforms planned or underway include a significant downsizing of the public sector, an ongoing review of its functions and structures, a medium-term expenditure framework (MTEF), performance plans for ministries, departments and agencies, performance agreements for senior civil servants, and extensive beneficiary surveys. An important feature of Ghana is that it is a pilot country for the Comprehensive Development Framework (CDF). One of the pillars of the CDF is results and accountability, pilot countries are strongly encouraged to embrace a results based management framework and to fully embrace dialogue with civil society. The building of M&E capacities is a key vehicle to help ensure governments have the ability to measure and report on development effectiveness, to identify appropriate policy responses, and to engage civil society and NGOs more fully in these processes. Such national capacity-building also provides a counterpart to the M&E capacities of donors, which have been the focal point for results orientation in the past.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2000-01
Subjects:	GOVERNMENT BUDGETING, COST-EFFECTIVENESS, DECENTRALIZATION, PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT, CIVIL SERVICE REFORMS, PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, FISCAL POLICY, BUDGET SYSTEMS, PUBLIC EXPENDITURES, CENTRALIZED STATE AGENCIES, RESOURCES MANAGEMENT, GOVERNANCE, DONOR COORDINATION, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, REGULATORY FRAMEWORK, LEGAL FRAMEWORK, GOVERNMENT CREDIBILITY, CAREER PLANNING, PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION, PUBLIC RELATIONS ACCOUNTABILITY, ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES, BUDGET ALLOCATIONS, BUDGET PROCESS, BUDGET SYSTEM, CAPACITY BUILDING, CENTRAL AGENCIES, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT, CITIZENS, CIVIL SERVICE, CIVIL SOCIETY, CONSTITUTION, CORRUPTION, DECENTRALIZATION REFORM, DECISION-MAKING, DEVELOPED COUNTRIES, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DEVELOPMENT GOALS, DEVELOPMENT PLAN, DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, DISTRICTS, DONOR REPRESENTATIVES, EMPLOYMENT, ETHICS, EXPENDITURE, FATIGUE, GOVERNANCE ISSUES, GOVERNANCE PROGRAM, GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, GOVERNMENT MINISTRIES, GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE, GOVERNMENT POLICIES, GOVERNMENT STRUCTURES, INNOVATION, INTERNAL AUDIT, INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, LIVING STANDARDS, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, M&E, MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT, MANAGERS, MINISTERS, MINISTRY OF FINANCE, MOTIVATION, MOTIVATIONS, NATIONAL CAPACITIES, NATIONAL CAPACITY, NATIONAL GOVERNANCE, NATIONAL PLANNING, NATIONS, OPERATIONS EVALUATION DEPARTMENT, PARLIAMENT, PERFORMANCE INDICATORS, POLICY ANALYSIS, POLICY ANALYSTS, POLICY DECISIONS, POLICY OPTIONS, POLICY PRIORITIES, POLICY PROCESSES, POLICY REFORM, POLICY REVIEW, POLICY STATEMENT, POLITICAL PARTY, POOR PERFORMANCE, POVERTY REDUCTION, POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY, POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY PAPER, PRIORITY ACTIONS, PRIVATE SECTOR, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, PUBLIC EXPENDITURE, PUBLIC EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT, PUBLIC INVESTMENT, PUBLIC SECTOR, PUBLIC SECTOR PERFORMANCE, PUBLIC SERVICES, RATIONALIZATION, REFORM EFFORTS, REFORM ELEMENTS, REFORM PROGRAM, REFORM PROGRAMS, REPRESENTATIVES, RESEARCH INSTITUTES, RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS, RESOURCE ALLOCATION, SECTOR MINISTRIES, SECTORAL ALLOCATIONS, SECTORAL POLICY, SERVICE DELIVERY, STATE ENTERPRISES, STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES, STATISTICAL SYSTEMS, STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT, TAX REVENUES, TECHNICAL SKILLS,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/01/2863062/monitoring-evaluation-capacities-ghana-diagnosis-proposed-action-plan https://hdl.handle.net/10986/15202
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