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2003 Annual Review of Development Effectiveness (Statistical Annex)
ARDE 2003 examines the effectiveness of Bank support to borrower countries to help them put in place policies conducive to sustainable poverty reduction. The Review focuses primarily on the years from 1999 through 2003…
Guyana - Financial Sector and Business Environment Credit, Private Sector Development Adjustment Credit, and, Financial and Private Sector Institutional Development Projects
This is an assessment of the Financial Sector and Business Environment Credit (FISBEC), the Private Sector Development Adjustment Credit (PSDAC), and the Financial and Private Sector Institutional Development Project (…
Armenia: Country Assistance Evaluation
This evaluation recommends that the future Bank assistance program focus in the following areas: First, prepare a strategy for an eventual transition to IBRD lending. As support to Armenia gradually shifts to IBRD…
Honduras - Rural Primary Education Management, and Basic Education Projects
This is a Project Performance Assessment Report (PPAR) on two education projects in Honduras. The Rural Primary Education Management project (ADEPRIR) was approved for a US$4.4 million loan in May 1987. After the…
India - Uttar Pradesh Sodic Lands Reclamation Project
The OED assessment rates the project outcome moderately satisfactory. The project exceeded expectations in carrying out large-scale reclamation of sodic soils. Over 68,400 hectares were reclaimed with farmer…
An Assessment of the Impact of Bangalore Citizen Report Cards on the Performance of Public Agencies
This OED review finds that report cards have had a significant impact on the quality of public services in Bangalore. The review identifies success factors and considers the replicability of the report card approach…
Sierra Leone - Roads Rehabilitation and Maintenance, and Freetown Infrastructure Rehabilitation Projects
The main lessons drawn from these project experiences are: i) Projects implemented in countries with an ongoing conflict need to be continually monitored to identify and assess the conflict risk to the projects; ii)…
Jordan Country Assistance Evaluation: Economic Development in the 1990s and World Bank Assistance (Working Paper)
This is one of three background papers to the Jordan Country Assistance Evaluation (CAE) (Task Manager, Mr. Fareed M.A. Hassan) being prepared by the World Bank's Operations Evaluation Department (OED). The findings are…
Jordan Country Assistance Evaluation: An Evaluation of World Bank Assistance for Poverty Reduction, Health and Education (Working Paper)
The World Bank's assistance to Jordan in the 1990s coincided with a period of considerable political and economic turmoil. Three important exogenous factors affected the Kingdom's economic and social development. The…
Jordan Country Assistance Evaluation: An Evaluation of Bank Assistance for Water Development and Management (Working Paper)
This paper evaluates the relevance and effectiveness of the
Bank's program of assistance to Jordan water sector in the 1990s. Following an overview of Jordan's water issues, institutional challenges and the Bank's role…