Feinstein, OsvaldoPicciotto, RobertFeinstein, OsvaldoPicciotto, Robert2013-08-192013-08-1920000-8213-4684-9https://hdl.handle.net/10986/15197The 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.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOPOVERTY REDUCTIONPROCEEDINGSINTERNATIONAL CONFERENCESPOVERTY EVALUATION METHODSPARTNERSHIPSPARTICIPATORY EVALUATIONSOCIAL FUND DESIGNSAFETY NET POLICIESCIVIL SOCIETY FUNDING STRATEGIESPRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATIONEVALUATION METHODOLOGYMEASURING INSTRUMENTSINSTITUTIONAL CHANGESOCIAL CAPITALPOVERTY ALLEVIATION MECHANISMSSTRATEGIC PLANNING ACCOUNTABILITYANTICORRUPTIONCAPITAL MARKETSCASE STUDIESCIVIL SOCIETYCLEAN WATERCORRUPTIONCRISESDEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONSDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDEVELOPING COUNTRYDEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONSDEVELOPMENT POLICYDEVELOPMENT PRACTITIONERSDEVELOPMENT STRATEGIESDISCUSSION GROUPSDONOR AGENCIESECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMICSENHANCING QUALITYEVALUATING POVERTYFIGHTING CORRUPTIONGOOD GOVERNANCEHEALTH CAREHEALTH SERVICESHOLISTIC APPROACHHUMAN CAPITALIMPACT EVALUATIONINCOMEINCREASED EMPHASISINFORMATION DISSEMINATIONINFORMATION FAILURESINFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTSINSTITUTIONAL CHANGEINSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENTINSTITUTIONAL PERFORMANCEINSURANCEINSURANCE SYSTEMSINTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTJUDICIAL REFORMLEARNINGLIVELIHOODMACROECONOMIC POLICIESMANAGERSNATIONAL LEVELNONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONSNUTRITIONOPPORTUNITY COSTSPARTICIPATORY APPROACHESPARTICIPATORY EVALUATIONPARTICIPATORY MONITORINGPARTICIPATORY POVERTYPARTICIPATORY POVERTY ASSESSMENTPARTICIPATORY PROCESSESPARTNERSHIPPOLICY ENVIRONMENTPOLICY MAKERSPOLITICAL ECONOMYPOLITICAL PARTIESPOOR BENEFITPOOR GOVERNANCEPOOR HEALTHPOOR PEOPLEPOVERTY ALLEVIATIONPOVERTY IMPACTPOVERTY PROFILESPOVERTY REDUCTIONPOVERTY REDUCTION INTERVENTIONSPOVERTY REDUCTION OBJECTIVESPOVERTY REDUCTION PROGRAMSPRIVATE SECTORPROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONSPROGRAM INTERVENTIONSPUBLIC CORRUPTIONPUBLIC FUNDSPUBLIC HEALTHPUBLIC HEALTH SERVICESPUBLIC OFFICIALSQUALITATIVE EVALUATIONQUALITATIVE METHODSREDUCING POVERTYRELIGIOUS GROUPSSAFETYSAFETY NETSSCREENINGSERVICE DELIVERYSERVICE DELIVERY MECHANISMSSERVICE PROVISIONSOCIAL CAPITALSOCIAL CHANGESOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL EXCLUSIONSOCIAL INCLUSIONSOCIAL MONITORINGSOCIAL PROTECTIONSOCIAL SECURITYSOCIAL SERVICESSTRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENTTARGETED INTERVENTIONSTARGETINGTRANSPARENCYURBAN AREAVOLUNTARY SECTORWATER SUPPLYWIDOWSWorld Bank10.1596/0-8213-4684-9