Evaluation and Poverty Reduction : Proceedings from a World Bank Conference

The report covers the proceedings of the World Bank Conference on Evaluation and Development, which provided the opportunity for debate, and discussion on lessons learned from evaluations of poverty reduction programs, to partnerships, and participation in evaluation. It presents the addresses of the plenary sessions, papers, and excerpts, on the Conference topics, which included the role of targeted poverty reduction policies, and programs, the design of social funds, safety nets, and ways to include civil society, and private participation towards effective development. Evaluation methodologies figured prominently in the conference discussions, focusing on measuring development impact, with special emphasis on factoring in externalities, and in evaluation design. The lessons learned, question poverty reduction strategies, describing instead the success in making development interventions context-specific, in taking a holistic view, and in broadening the poverty concept. Institutional change is addressed in the context of social capital, stressing its impact as a major challenge for future poverty alleviation efforts. To summarize, the need to better reconcile the different expectations, particularly that of the poor, is emphasized, as well as the need for decisive strategic evaluation.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Feinstein, Osvaldo, Picciotto, Robert
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2000
Subjects:	POVERTY REDUCTION, PROCEEDINGS, INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES, POVERTY EVALUATION METHODS, PARTNERSHIPS, PARTICIPATORY EVALUATION, SOCIAL FUND DESIGN, SAFETY NET POLICIES, CIVIL SOCIETY FUNDING STRATEGIES, PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION, EVALUATION METHODOLOGY, MEASURING INSTRUMENTS, INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE, SOCIAL CAPITAL, POVERTY ALLEVIATION MECHANISMS, STRATEGIC PLANNING ACCOUNTABILITY, ANTICORRUPTION, CAPITAL MARKETS, CASE STUDIES, CIVIL SOCIETY, CLEAN WATER, CORRUPTION, CRISES, DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DEVELOPING COUNTRY, DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS, DEVELOPMENT POLICY, DEVELOPMENT PRACTITIONERS, DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES, DISCUSSION GROUPS, DONOR AGENCIES, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMICS, ENHANCING QUALITY, EVALUATING POVERTY, FIGHTING CORRUPTION, GOOD GOVERNANCE, HEALTH CARE, HEALTH SERVICES, HOLISTIC APPROACH, HUMAN CAPITAL, IMPACT EVALUATION, INCOME, INCREASED EMPHASIS, INFORMATION DISSEMINATION, INFORMATION FAILURES, INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS, INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, INSTITUTIONAL PERFORMANCE, INSURANCE, INSURANCE SYSTEMS, INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, JUDICIAL REFORM, LEARNING, LIVELIHOOD, MACROECONOMIC POLICIES, MANAGERS, NATIONAL LEVEL, NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, NUTRITION, OPPORTUNITY COSTS, PARTICIPATORY APPROACHES, PARTICIPATORY MONITORING, PARTICIPATORY POVERTY, PARTICIPATORY POVERTY ASSESSMENT, PARTICIPATORY PROCESSES, PARTNERSHIP, POLICY ENVIRONMENT, POLICY MAKERS, POLITICAL ECONOMY, POLITICAL PARTIES, POOR BENEFIT, POOR GOVERNANCE, POOR HEALTH, POOR PEOPLE, POVERTY ALLEVIATION, POVERTY IMPACT, POVERTY PROFILES, POVERTY REDUCTION INTERVENTIONS, POVERTY REDUCTION OBJECTIVES, POVERTY REDUCTION PROGRAMS, PRIVATE SECTOR, PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS, PROGRAM INTERVENTIONS, PUBLIC CORRUPTION, PUBLIC FUNDS, PUBLIC HEALTH, PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES, PUBLIC OFFICIALS, QUALITATIVE EVALUATION, QUALITATIVE METHODS, REDUCING POVERTY, RELIGIOUS GROUPS, SAFETY, SAFETY NETS, SCREENING, SERVICE DELIVERY, SERVICE DELIVERY MECHANISMS, SERVICE PROVISION, SOCIAL CHANGE, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL EXCLUSION, SOCIAL INCLUSION, SOCIAL MONITORING, SOCIAL PROTECTION, SOCIAL SECURITY, SOCIAL SERVICES, STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT, TARGETED INTERVENTIONS, TARGETING, TRANSPARENCY, URBAN AREA, VOLUNTARY SECTOR, WATER SUPPLY, WIDOWS,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/01/436934/evaluation-poverty-reduction-proceedings-world-bank-conference https://hdl.handle.net/10986/15197
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