Overlooked Links in the Results Chain

This paper focuses on evaluations with findings that challenge important assumptions of the development field. Its objective is to pinpoint the areas to watch for in operations or policies that are decisive for results. By drawing the attention of development practitioners, policy makers, and evaluators to these seemingly obvious but often neglected areas, it aims to improve development effectiveness by better connecting interventions to desired results. The lessons follow a logical path from which results should be the focus of attention, to how those results are measured, to how to use evaluation for better results. The examples are mainly drawn from the work of the Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) of the World Bank Group.

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Main Authors:	Thomas, Vinod, Luo, Xubei
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2011
Subjects:	ACCESS TO INFORMATION, ACCESSIBILITY, ACCOUNTABILITY, ADB, ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS, AIR, AIR QUALITY, BENEFICIARIES, BENEFIT ANALYSIS, BRIDGE, CAPACITY BUILDING, CAR, CARBON, CAS, CHILD HEALTH SERVICES, CLIMATE CHANGE, COAL, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, CONGESTION, CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY, CONTROL GROUPS, COST EFFECTIVENESS, COST-BENEFIT ANALYSES, COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS, COUNTERFACTUAL, COUNTRY ASSISTANCE STRATEGIES, DECISION MAKING, DEFORESTATION, DEMAND FOR TRANSPORTATION, DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES, DISASTER PREVENTION, DISASTERS, DURABLE GOODS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMICS, EMISSION, EMPLOYMENT, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, ENVIRONMENTAL, ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, ENVIRONMENTS, EVALUATION RESULTS, FINANCIAL CRISES, FINANCIAL RESOURCES, FISHERIES, FIXED CHARGE, FIXED COSTS, FORESTRY, GRID CONNECTIONS, HEALTH CARE, HEALTH IMPROVEMENTS, HEALTH INDICATORS, HEALTH OUTCOMES, HOSPITALS, HOUSING, HYGIENE, ICR, IMPACT EVALUATION, IMPACT OF INTERVENTIONS, IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION REPORT, INCOME, INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS, INLAND WATERWAY, INLAND WATERWAYS, INTERMEDIATE OUTCOMES, INTERVENTION, JOURNEY, JUVENILE DELINQUENCY, LAND USE, LEARNING, LEGISLATION, LIFE EXPECTANCY, LIVELIHOODS, LIVING STANDARDS, LOAD FACTORS, MARKETING, MICROFINANCE, MIGRATION, MORBIDITY, MORTALITY, MULTIMODAL TRANSPORT, NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, NUTRITION, NUTRITIONAL STATUS, OIL, OPERATING COSTS, PATIENT, PEAK HOURS, POLICY CHANGES, POLICY DECISIONS, POLICY MAKERS, POLLUTION, POLLUTION CONTROL, POLLUTION REDUCTION, POPULATION DENSITY, POVERTY REDUCTION, POVERTY REDUCTION PROGRAMS, PREGNANT WOMEN, PRESENT VALUE, PRISONS, PRIVATE COSTS, PRIVATE SCHOOL, PRODUCERS, PRODUCTIVITY, PROGRAMS, PROJECT OBJECTIVES, QUALITY OF LIFE, QUALITY STANDARDS, RAILWAY, RAILWAYS, RATIONAL EXPECTATIONS, RESOURCE USE, RISK MANAGEMENT, RISK TAKING, ROAD, ROADS, SAFETY, SAFETY MEASURES, SANITATION, SAVINGS, SELECTION BIAS, SERVICE DELIVERY, SOCIAL INCLUSION, SOCIAL INDICATORS, STREAMS, STRUCTURAL POLICIES, SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT, SUSTAINABLE USE, TARGETING, TAXATION, TAXIS, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TECHNICAL QUALITY, TRANSPARENCY, TRANSPORT, TRANSPORT INVESTMENTS, TRANSPORT PROJECTS, TRANSPORT SECTOR, TRANSPORTATION, TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS, TRUE, UNDERGROUND, URBAN TRANSPORT, URBAN TRANSPORTATION, URBANIZATION, VEHICLE, WASTE, WATER POLLUTION, WATER SUPPLY, WATER USE, WEALTH, WETLANDS, WORKERS,
Online Access:	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000356161_20110831024825 https://hdl.handle.net/10986/2347
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