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There is a lack of consensus on what program theory is about in the development community.

More than ever before, the development community now recognizes that conflict and violence are global issues – and not just limited to low-income countries

This is the Project Performance Assessment Report (PPAR) by the Independent Evaluation Group of the World Bank Group on the Senegal Urban Mobility Improvement Project (IDA 33540, IDA 3354A). The project was the first of…

Fragile and conflict situations in low and middle income countries have become an important focus of international assistance in recent years as recognition of the linkages between fragility, conflict, violence, and…

Today, violence or the imminent threat of violence affects development outcomes for almost 2 billion people, 37 percent of whom live in higher-middle-income countries and another 37 percent in lowermiddle- income…

The influx of Syrian refugees into Jordan and Lebanon has challenged both countries with “refugee shock,” according to an evaluation by the Independent Evaluation Group, straining the economies of both states and posing…

A government’s capacity to manage its public finances is central to its ability to deliver services. Well-functioning accounting and financial management systems are among the basics that facilitate this, and…

This week, the World Bank Group hosts the Annual Small States Forum, on the sidelines of the IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings. Leaders from over 50 countries, the United Nations, Commonwealth Secretariat and other…

Early childhood interventions on development outcomes latest effects

This brochure summarizes key findings and recommendations of recent IEG evaluations of financial and private sector development work of the Bank Group from 2014 to 2016.