01. Annual Reports & Independent Evaluations

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Brazil Country Program Evaluation, FY2004-11 : Evaluation of the World Bank Group Program

(Washington, DC: World Bank, 2014-10-27) Independent Evaluation Group

This country program evaluation (CPE) evaluates World Bank Group (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), or the Bank, International Finance Corporation (IFC), and Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) operations in Brazil from FY2004 through FY2011. It seeks to answer two questions: to what extent was the Bank Group program relevant to Brazil's development needs?, and how effective were Bank Group operations in helping to accelerate economic growth and making growth more inclusive and environmentally sustainable? The period reviewed was covered by two country strategies, one for FY2004-07 and the other for FY2008-11. The evaluation comments on aspects of the country partnership strategy (CPS) FY2012-15 with particular reference to its relevance and design. The report aims to extract lessons relevant to future Bank Group operations in Brazil. The study also examines the synergies between lending and knowledge services and the effectiveness of collaboration within the Bank Group and with external development partners. This report has five chapters. Chapter one gives purpose and country context. Chapter two summarizes the Bank Group operations and examines trends and patterns during the evaluation period. Chapters three and four assess the relevance and contributions of these operations to the objectives stated in the country strategies. The concluding chapter draws lessons and recommendations for the Bank Group's future engagement in Brazil.
Brazil Country Opinion Survey Report (July 2013 - June 2014)

( 2014-03-14) World Bank Group

The Country Opinion Survey for FY2013 in Brazil assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in gaining a better understanding of how stakeholders in Brazil perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic feedback from national and local governments, multilateral/bilateral agencies, media, academia, the private sector, and civil society in Brazil on 1) their views regarding the general environment in Brazil; 2) their overall attitudes toward the WBG in Brazil; 3) overall impressions of the WBG s effectiveness and results, knowledge work and activities, and communication and information sharing in Brazil; and 4) their perceptions of the WBG s future role in Brazil.
World Bank Engagement at the State Level : The Cases of Brazil, India, Nigeria, and the Russian Federation

(Washington, DC: World Bank, 2010) Independent Evaluation Group

This report summarizes the past 10 years (1998-2008) of World Bank engagement at the state level in four selected large federal countries: Brazil, India, Nigeria, and the Russian Federation. The report identifies lessons and good practice examples that warrant further examination and wider dissemination. First, the study confirms the desirability of continued selective lending in a few focus states. The Bank's engagement with progressive, reformist states has added value and has been highly appreciated, but to enhance the poverty impact of state-level interventions, greater weight should be given to the needs of the poorest states by balancing states' propensity to reform and the concentration of poverty within them. Experience shows that it has been possible to achieve results in some of the poorer, low-capacity states through persistent work with committed state counterparts and partnerships with other donors. Second, continued focus on public finance management appears sound, irrespective of whether engagement is confined to this area or serves as an entry point for broader engagement. Third, there is considerable scope for greater impact from knowledge transfer and expanded knowledge services.
The Effectiveness of World Bank Support for Community-Based and Driven Development : Engaging the Poor through CBD and CDD Initiatives--A Brazil Country Study with a Focus on the Northeast

(World Bank, Washington, DC, 2007-01-09) Pozzoni, Barbara

Since the 1980s and early 1990s, the World Bank has been supporting projects that involve communities own development. This has been largely manifested in the design and implementation of community-based development (CBD) and community-driven development (CDD) initiatives, with the latter gaining increasing momentum in recent years. The purpose of this study was to assess the development effectiveness of the Brazil portfolio of CBD and CDD interventions as an input to the Bank-wide independent evaluation group (IEG) evaluation of CBD and CDD initiatives. This portfolio includes thirty projects (which are either CBD or CDD or include a CBD and CDD component) approved between FY1989 and FY2003. The evaluation framework for this study is based on operations evaluation department's (OED's) objective-based approach. It addresses issues related to the outcomes of CBD and CDD projects - including relevance, efficacy, and efficiency - their institutional development impact and sustainability. For the assessment of virtually all CBD and CDD projects in the Brazil portfolio, this study draws on a desk review of available project documents and self-evaluation reports. This study is structured around IEG's evaluation framework. Chapter one gives scope and methodology of the study. Chapter two sets the context, by providing background information on issues relevant to CBD and CDD interventions in Brazil. Chapter three presents a description of the portfolio being assessed. Chapter four assesses the outcomes of CBD and CDD projects, including their relevance to the country situation and the Bank's assistance strategy, their efficacy and to the extent possible, their efficiency. Chapter five addresses issues of institutional development, by exploring capacity enhancement at three levels - borrower, communities, and project municipal councils as well as the role played by non-government organizations (NGOs) in CBD and CDD projects. Chapter six examines the extent to which CBD and CDD projects are likely to be sustainable in the long run. Chapter seven concludes with lessons learned and possible implications for future support to CBD and CDD initiatives in Brazil. The annexes present in more details the evidence on which the arguments advanced in this study are based.