Evaluation of Government Performance and Public Policies in Spain

This paper covers selective aspects of Spain's experience in evaluating government performance and public policies. Rather than a cohesive evaluation system, there is instead a constellation of organizations, with evaluation mandates and/or practices, which are not interrelated. These organizations and their respective practices have been evolving without coordination over the past three decades. An evaluation culture is slowly emerging, amid different conceptual approaches used by different organizations that are managing and/or conducting evaluations. Evaluation activity has been taking place in Spain for years, with a marked acceleration and qualitative shift since 2005. Despite Spain's standing as an Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) country as well as a European Union (EU) country, it still has not developed a consolidated evaluation system. This fact points out how long-term and complex is the task of institutionalizing an evaluation system. Finally, this paper contains several website addresses where readers can obtain additional information on aspects of the paper that most interest them and to follow the Spanish experience as it unfolds.

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Main Authors:	Feinstein, Osvaldo, Zapico-Goni, Eduardo
Format:	Working Paper biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2010-05
Subjects:	ACCESS TO INFORMATION, ACCOUNTABILITY, ACCOUNTABILITY FOR RESULTS, ACCOUNTING, ALLOCATION, ANNUAL BUDGET, ANNUAL BUDGETING, ANNUAL DEFICITS, ANNUAL PLANS, ANNUAL REPORT, APPROPRIATIONS, ARTICLE, AUDITING, AUDITORS, BUDGET ALLOCATION, BUDGET COMMISSION, BUDGET DECISIONS, BUDGET DISCUSSIONS, BUDGET DOCUMENTS, BUDGET PROCESS, BUDGET PROPOSALS, BUDGET REFORM, BUDGET REFORMS, BUDGET REQUESTS, BUDGETARY DECISIONS, BUDGETARY IMPLICATIONS, BUDGETARY NEGOTIATIONS, BUDGETARY POLICIES, BUDGETARY PROCESS, BUDGETARY PROGRAMS, BUDGETARY RESOURCES, BUDGETING PROCESS, CAP, CAPACITY BUILDING, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT, CITIES, CLASSIFICATION OF EXPENDITURE, COMPETENCIES, CORRUPTION, DECISION-MAKING, DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES, ECONOMIC POLICIES, ECONOMIC POLICY, EDUCATION SYSTEM, EMPLOYMENT, ENTITLEMENTS, EVALUATION ACTIVITIES, EVALUATION CAN, EVALUATION CAPACITY, EVALUATION GUIDELINES, EVALUATION METHODS, EVALUATION PRACTICES, EVALUATION RESULTS, EVALUATION STANDARDS, EVALUATORS, EX-POST EVALUATION, EXAMINATIONS, EXPENDITURE, EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT, EXPENDITURE POLICIES, EXPENDITURE POLICY, EXPENDITURE PROGRAM, EXPENDITURE PROGRAMS, EXTERNAL ASSESSMENT, EXTERNAL AUDIT, FINANCE MANAGEMENT, FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, FISCAL POLICIES, FISCAL POLICY, FISCAL RULES, FORECASTS, GOOD GOVERNANCE, GOVERNMENT BUDGET, GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE, GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE, GOVERNMENT POLICIES, HEALTH PROGRAMS, HUMAN RESOURCES, IMPACT ASSESSMENT, IMPACT EVALUATION, IMPACT EVALUATIONS, INTEGRATION, INTERNAL CONTROL, INTERVENTIONS, INTERVIEWS, LEARNING, M&E SYSTEMS, METHODOLOGIES, METHODOLOGY, MINISTRY OF CULTURE, MINISTRY OF ECONOMY, MINISTRY OF FINANCE, MUNICIPALITIES, MUSEUMS, NATIONAL AGENCY, NATIONAL BUDGET, NATIONAL PARKS, NATIONAL POLICIES, NEGOTIATION, ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES, PERFORMANCE AUDIT, PERFORMANCE AUDITS, PERFORMANCE BUDGET, PERFORMANCE BUDGETING, PERFORMANCE CULTURE, PERFORMANCE EVALUATION, PERFORMANCE INFORMATION, PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT, PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT, PERFORMANCE MEASURES, PERFORMANCE REFORMS, PERFORMANCE REPORTING, PERSONNEL EXPENDITURES, POLICY DECISIONS, POLICY FORMULATION, POLICY INITIATIVES, PRIVATE INSURANCE, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRIVATE SECTOR INSTITUTIONS, PROBABILITY, PROGRAM ANALYSIS, PROGRAM EVALUATION, PROGRAMS, PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, PUBLIC BUDGET, PUBLIC DEBT, PUBLIC EDUCATION, PUBLIC ENTITIES, PUBLIC EXPENDITURE, PUBLIC FINANCE, PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, PUBLIC INTERVENTION, PUBLIC MANAGERS, PUBLIC ORGANIZATIONS, PUBLIC POLICIES, PUBLIC RESOURCES, PUBLIC SECTOR, PUBLIC SECTOR BUDGET, PUBLIC SECTOR EFFICIENCY, PUBLIC SECTORS, PUBLIC SERVICE, PUBLIC SERVICES, QUALITATIVE TOOLS, QUALITY ASSURANCE, QUALITY CONTROL, QUALITY MANAGEMENT, QUALITY OF PUBLIC SERVICES, QUALITY OF SERVICES, REFORM PLAN, REFORM PROGRAM, REGIONAL FUNDS, REGIONAL GOVERNMENT, REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS, RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS, RESEARCHERS, RESOURCE ALLOCATION, RESOURCE ALLOCATIONS, SCENARIO, SCENARIOS, SCIENCES, SECTOR MINISTRIES, SECTOR MINISTRY, SECTOR POLICY, SECTOR PROGRAMS, SELF-ASSESSMENT, SERVICE PROVIDERS, SERVICE PROVISION, SERVICE QUALITY, SOCIAL FUNDS, SOCIAL POLICIES, SOCIAL POLICY, SOCIAL SECURITY, SOCIAL SERVICES, STATE AGENCIES, STATE AGENCY, STATE BUDGET, STATED OBJECTIVES, STRUCTURAL POLICIES, SUPREME AUDIT INSTITUTIONS, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER, TOTAL PUBLIC SECTOR, TRANSPARENCY, TRANSPARENT MANAGEMENT, UNCERTAINTY, VALIDITY,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/424771468103143549/Evaluation-of-government-performance-and-public-policies-in-Spain http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27913
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