Impact Evaluation -- The Experience of the Independent Evaluation Group of the World Bank
Impact evaluation is an assessment of the impact of an intervention on final welfare
outcomes. The results agenda has forced agencies to demonstrate that the money they
spend is improving the lives of poor people,…
Madagascar - First and Second Structural Adjustment, Public Management Capacity Building, and Private Sector Development and Capacity Building Projects
This is the Project Performance Assessment Report (PPAR) on four operations, approved in the second half of the 1990s, aimed at supporting the transition of Madagascar from a largely dirigiste economy since independence…
Mali, Mauritania & Senegal Regional Hydropower Development Project
The outcome of the Mali, Mauritania & Senegal Regional Hydropower Development Project is rated satisfactory. As a result of achieving its physical and its core development objectives, albeit with considerable delays…
Azerbaijan - Petroleum Technical Assistance Project
This evaluation found that the project's poor quality at entry, combined with the shift of the government's focus to undeveloped fields, caused the project to gradually lose momentum and undermined the achievement of…
Senegal: Country Assistance Evaluation (CAE)
This report evaluates the World Bank's program in Senegal
from fiscal 1994 through fiscal 2004, Bank lending during this period totaled US$1.23 billion. The evaluation examines whether: (a) the objectives of Bank…
Pakistan: Country Assistance Evaluation (CAE)
This report examines World Bank assistance to Pakistan during the period 1994-2003. It analyzes the objectives and content of the Bank's assistance program during this period, the outcomes in terms of economic and…
Pension Reform and the Development of Pension Systems: An Evaluation of World Bank Assistance
Pension systems are a critical tool in reducing poverty among the elderly. But an aging population, poor administration, early retirement, and unaffordable benefits have strained both pension balances and overall public…
Indonesia - Second Village Infrastructure Project and Kecamatan Development Project
This is a Project Performance Assessment Report (PPAR) for two projects in Indonesia. The Second Village Infrastructure Project (VIP2) was approved for a loan of $140.1 million on October 10, 1996, and closed on July 31…
Evaluating Trade (Reach based on IEG's Evaluation of World Bank Support for Trade, 1987-2004)
Country reforms with Bank support since the 1980s have been instrumental in reducing distortions and relaxing import constraints. They have been less successful in improving systematically export performance and…
Impact Evaluation: The experience of the Independent Evaluation Group of the World Bank
Impact evaluation is an assessment of the impact of an intervention on final welfare outcomes. The results agenda has forced agencies to demonstrate that the money they spend is improving the lives of poor people,…