The term impact evaluation has had many meanings in the past and continues to be used in various ways. In this study, the particular definition used here - counterfactual analysis of final welfare outcomes...
This report addresses the issue of what publicly-supported programs and external assistance from the Bank and other agencies can do to accelerate attainment of targets such as reducing infant mortality...
The reduction of infant and child death is one of the eight millennium development goals (MDGs). In addition, one of the goal one indicators is child malnutrition. A central question for the development...
The Annual Review of Development Effectiveness (ARDE) 2003, examines the effectiveness of Bank support to borrower countries, in particular, the help to foster reform policies, and institutional frameworks...
This paper is intended for use at the policy level and for strategy and design development rather than during social fund implementation or execution. It is intended to help policymakers and program designers...
This study is the first independent evaluation of social fund projects by OED. It reviews the development effectiveness of social fund projects and draws implications for future Bank support to them. It...
The multifaceted nature of the poverty problem, and the widening gap between the levels of human well-being in Africa, compared with the other developing regions, are the central themes of this report...
This paper highlights the key characteristics of the quantitative and qualitative approaches to poverty measurement and analysis, examines the strengths and weaknesses of each approach, and analyzes the...
The report examines the experience gained from the implementation of projects directly aimed at benefiting the poor, and, its purpose is to arrive at some preliminary judgements on the likely development...
In recent years, the World Bank has stressed that poverty reduction is its overarching objective. This paper discusses the indicators that are relevant in monitoring the performance of the Bank's lending...
The paper discusses indicators, relevant to monitoring the performance of the Bank's lending, as related to poverty reduction. It aims at providing guidance on the use of indicators, which can facilitate...