World Bank Operations Evaluation Department : the First 30 Years.

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Corporate Author: World Bank. Operations Evaluation Department
Other Authors: Grasso, Patrick, Wasty, Sulaiman S., Weaving, Rachel, 1947-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, D.C. : World Bank, 2003.
Series:World Bank e-Library.
Subjects:
World Bank. > Operations Evaluation Department.
Banque mondiale. > Département de l'évaluation des opérations.
World Bank. > Operations Evaluation Department
Weltbank
Geschichte 1970-2002.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Banks & Banking.
Projektbewertung
Finance.
Business & Economics.
International Finance.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Title
  • Foreword by President James D. Wolfensohn
  • Message from Former President Robert S. McNamara
  • Introduction
  • Acknowledgments
  • Part I: Perspectives on the Evolution of OED
  • 1. First Experiments in Operations Evaluation: Roots, Hopes, and Gaps ... 3
  • 2. Institutionalizing the Evaluation Function at the World Bank, 1975-84 ... .17
  • 3. Building up the Capacity and Influence of Evaluation in the Bank and Outside, 1986-92 ... ... .31.
  • 4. From Working Methods to Business Plan, 1984-94 ... ... 45
  • 5. Promoting Professional and Personal Trust in OED ... . . .55
  • 6. The Logic of Renewal: Evaluation at the World Bank, 1992-2002 ... . .61
  • 7. OED Renewal: Participation, Partnership, and Results ... 73
  • Part II. Relations with Board and Management
  • 8. Promoting a Culture of Accountability and Learning ... . . .87.
  • 9. Reflections on the 30th Anniversary of OED ... ... 91
  • 10. Panel Discussion: Perspectives on Evaluation in the Bank Today ... .95
  • Part III. Relations with Clients and Partners
  • 11. Evaluation Capacity Development ... ... 105
  • 12. Evolution of OED's Evaluation Partnerships ... ... 115
  • Part IV. Challenges of Development Evaluation.
  • 13. The Global Challenge of Development Evaluation ... . .125
  • 14. Broadening the Constituency for Evaluation ... ... 133
  • 15. Politics, Aid, and Development Evaluation ... ... 137
  • 16. The Challenges of Development Evaluation: Some Conclusions ... 145
  • Annexes
  • Annex A. Reflections from Former and Current OED Staff ... .149.
  • Annex B. OED: The First 30 Years ... ... 155
  • Annex C. Institutional Changes for Independent Evaluation at the World Bank: A Chronology (1970-2002) ... ... 165.

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