1st Edition

Evaluation for Inclusive and Sustainable Rural Transformation World Bank Series on Evaluation and Development, Volume 9

162 Pages
by Routledge

162 Pages 8 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

162 Pages 8 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Written by a team of expert practitioners at the Independent Office of Evaluation of IFAD, this book gives an overview of evaluation practice at IFAD. It looks at how evaluation practice has evolved to reflect, respond to and inform changing expectations of development assistance. It reveals how evaluation products and methodologies have benefited from key reviews, revisions and lessons... Read more

1. Introduction, 2. Evolution of the Independent Evaluation Function at IFAD, 3. Influential Evaluations, 4. Evaluations of Inclusive Development, 5. Evaluations for Sustainable Development, 6. Learning and Knowledge Management, 7. Partnerships in Evaluation, 8. The Way Forward

Biography

Oscar A. García is Director of the Independent Office of Evaluation of IFAD.





Osvaldo N. Feinstein is a member of the International Evaluation Advisory Panel of the United Nations Development Programme’s Independent Evaluation Office and Professor at the Evaluation Master of Madrid Complutense University.

'Finally, a systematic account of evaluation at the service of poor farmers around the world. It establishes that evaluation can make a difference; that accountability is compatible with learning and that independent evaluation is a corporate asset. A must-have for all development practitioners.' — Robert Picciotto, Former Director General, Independent Evaluation Group, World Bank