World Bank2013-08-142013-08-1420030-8213-5643-7https://hdl.handle.net/10986/15080This evaluation report synthesizes the findings of a multi-partner effort to assess implementation of the Comprehensive Development Framework (CDF). The evaluation's primary objectives are to: Identify the factors that have facilitated implementation of CDF principles, and those that have hindered it. Assess the extent to which CDF implementation has affected intermediate outcomes and, to the extent possible, longer-term development outcomes. In the mid-1990s, the aid community began a candid self-assessment. Disappointing development results-especially in Sub-Saharan Africa-had raised troubling questions: Does the emphasis on structural adjustment ignore the poor? Do the many agencies and international organizations working in developing countries overburden, rather than strengthen, the capacity of recipient governments? Does the poor coordination of donors add to the challenge of making development effective? Increasingly, the painful realization of development agencies, recipient countries, and aid analysts was "yes"-the full potential of international aid to reduce poverty by achieving positive, sustainable development results was not being fulfilled.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGODEVELOPMENT ACTION PLANSCOMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORKPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIESDEVELOPMENT PROJECTSCOUNTRY PROGRAMSOWNERSHIPPARTNERSHIPBUSINESS ENVIRONMENTDEVELOPMENT IMPACTHOLISTIC APPROACHFINANCIAL SUPPORTDEVELOPMENT OUTCOMESSTRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENTINTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONSDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDONORSHEAVILY INDEBTED POOR COUNTRIESINTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT GOALSAID COORDINATION AID AGENCIESAID COORDINATIONAUDITSBILATERAL AIDBUDGET PROCESSBUSINESS ENVIRONMENTCAPACITY BUILDINGCASCASE STUDIESCASE STUDYCGCIVIL SOCIETYCOMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENTCOMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORKCOUNTRY CASE STUDYCOUNTRY LEVELCOUNTRY OWNERSHIPDEBTDEBT RELIEFDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDEVELOPMENT AGENCIESDEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCEDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICSDEVELOPMENT GOALSDEVELOPMENT IMPACTDEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONSDEVELOPMENT PARTNERSDEVELOPMENT PROGRAMSDEVELOPMENT RESEARCHDEVELOPMENT STRATEGIESDISDONOR AGENCIESDONOR COMMUNITYECONOMIC COOPERATIONECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMICSECONOMICS RESEARCHFINANCIAL SUPPORTGDPGOVERNANCE STRUCTUREGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTHEAVILY INDEBTED POOR COUNTRIESHIPCINCOME COUNTRIESINCREASED ACCESSINTERMEDIATE OUTCOMESINTERNATIONAL AIDINTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTINTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT GOALSINTERNATIONAL ­ DEVELOPMENTLEARNINGLONG-TERM DEVELOPMENTLOW-INCOME COUNTRIESM&E SYSTEMSMACROECONOMIC STABILIZATIONNATIONAL INCOMENGOPARTICIPATORY POVERTYPARTICIPATORY POVERTY ASSESSMENTPARTICIPATORY POVERTY ASSESSMENTSPARTICIPATORY PROCESSESPERFORMANCE MONITORINGPOLICY DIALOGUEPOLICY DISCUSSIONSPOLITICAL COMMITMENTPOLITICAL PARTIESPOOR COUNTRIESPOVERTY ERADICATIONPOVERTY ERADICATION ACTION PLANPOVERTY REDUCTIONPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGYPPAPRIMARY EDUCATIONPRIORITIESPRIVATE SECTORPUBLIC EXPENDITUREPUBLIC SECTORREDUCING POVERTYRESOURCE ALLOCATIONSERVICE DELIVERYSERVICE PROVIDERSSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL EXPENDITURESSTRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENTSURVEY QUESTIONNAIRESUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTTASK TEAM LEADERTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETECHNICAL SUPPORTWorld Bankhttps://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5643-7