Poverty, Inequality, and Evaluation: Changing Perspectives

doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-0703-9

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Poverty, Inequality, and Evaluation: Changing Perspectives

dc.contributor.author	Rist, Ray C.
dc.contributor.author	Martin, Frederic P.
dc.contributor.author	Fernandez, Ana María
dc.contributor.editor	Rist, Ray C.
dc.contributor.editor	Martin, Frederic P.
dc.contributor.editor	Fernandez, Ana María
dc.date.accessioned	2015-10-19T16:08:52Z
dc.date.available	2015-10-19T16:08:52Z
dc.date.issued	2016
dc.description.abstract	The basic premise of this book is that the conversation on the future of development needs to shift from a focus on poverty to that of inequality. The poverty emphasis is in an intellectual and political cul de sac. It does not address the fundamental question of why people are poor nor what can be done structurally and institutionally to reduce and eliminate it. The various chapters illustrate in the context of various countries and sectors around the world, the significant contributions that evaluators can make in terms of improvement of the analytical framework, analysis of the performance and results of specific programs and projects, as well as assessing and designing better public management systems in terms of poverty and inequality reduction. Beyond the specific contributions presented, three characteristics characterize those evaluations to be relevant for poverty and inequality analysis: a global-local approach: Global to move beyond disciplinary boundaries and consider cross-cutting issues, local to account for the diversity of countries, sectors, institutions and cultures considered; a problem-solving orientation: The issue evaluated is the core focus and determines the choice of evaluation methods to analyze this issue from a variety of angles; an evolutionary approach: Chapters presented are from iconoclasts who do not have any pre-established theory or school of thought to defend. This is the result of openness of mind and ability to adapt the analytical framework, the evaluation methods, and the interpretation of results in a constant interaction with the stakeholders. Such characteristics make evaluation a domain that can help understand better complex issues like poverty, inequality, vulnerability, and their interactions as well as propose a relevant and useful theory of change for public policies and projects to improve the plight of a large part of the world population in industrialized and developing countries alike.	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1596/978-1-4648-0703-9
dc.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.1596/978-1-4648-0703-9
dc.identifier.isbn	978-1-4648-0703-9
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10986/22769
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.publisher	Washington, DC: World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseries	World Bank Training;
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subject	development evaluators
dc.subject	economic development
dc.subject	evaluation
dc.subject	evaluation methods
dc.subject	inequality reduction
dc.subject	monitoring and evaluation
dc.subject	policy-makers
dc.subject	public management systems
dc.subject	social development interventions
dc.subject	social justice
dc.subject	theory of change
dc.subject	M&E
dc.title	Poverty, Inequality, and Evaluation	en
dc.title.subtitle	Changing Perspectives	en
dc.type	Book	en
dc.type	Livre	fr
dc.type	Libro	es
dspace.entity.type	Publication
okr.crossref.title	Poverty, Inequality, and Evaluation: Changing Perspectives
okr.date.disclosure	2015-10-16
okr.doctype	Publications & Research::Publication
okr.globalpractice	Governance
okr.globalpractice	Poverty
okr.identifier.doi	10.1596/978-1-4648-0703-9
okr.identifier.report	100230
okr.language.supported	en
okr.topic	Governance::Governance Diagnostic Capacity Building
okr.topic	Health, Nutrition and Population::Health Monitoring & Evaluation
okr.topic	Health, Nutrition and Population::Health Systems Development & Reform
okr.topic	Poverty Reduction::Poverty Monitoring & Analysis
okr.topic	Poverty Reduction::Rural Poverty Reduction
okr.topic	Social Development::Poverty and Social Impact Analysis
okr.unit	Publishing and Knowledge (ECRPK)
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