Publication: Evaluation and Poverty Reduction : Proceedings from a World Bank Conference
Date
2000
ISSN
Published
2000
Author(s)
Feinstein, Osvaldo
Picciotto, Robert
Abstract
The report covers the proceedings of the
World Bank Conference on Evaluation and Development, which
provided the opportunity for debate, and discussion on
lessons learned from evaluations of poverty reduction
programs, to partnerships, and participation in evaluation.
It presents the addresses of the plenary sessions, papers,
and excerpts, on the Conference topics, which included the
role of targeted poverty reduction policies, and programs,
the design of social funds, safety nets, and ways to include
civil society, and private participation towards effective
development. Evaluation methodologies figured prominently in
the conference discussions, focusing on measuring
development impact, with special emphasis on factoring in
externalities, and in evaluation design. The lessons
learned, question poverty reduction strategies, describing
instead the success in making development interventions
context-specific, in taking a holistic view, and in
broadening the poverty concept. Institutional change is
addressed in the context of social capital, stressing its
impact as a major challenge for future poverty alleviation
efforts. To summarize, the need to better reconcile the
different expectations, particularly that of the poor, is
emphasized, as well as the need for decisive strategic evaluation.
Citation
“Feinstein, Osvaldo; Picciotto, Robert. 2000. Evaluation and Poverty Reduction : Proceedings from a World Bank Conference. © Washington, DC: World Bank. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/840a87a5-c8bc-5471-ab90-297b753b5565 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”