Author: Publisher: Bib. Orton IICA / CATIE
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 814
Book Description
Author: Publisher: Bib. Orton IICA / CATIE
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 814
Book Description
Author: A.I.D. Research and Development Abstracts
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Economic development
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
Impact Evaluation in Practice;La Evaluación de Impacto en la Práctica
Author: Paul J. GertlerPublisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN: 0821386816
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
This book offers an accessible introduction to the topic of impact evaluation and its practice in development. While the book is geared principally towards development practitioners and policymakers designing prospective impact evaluations, we trust that it will be a valuable resource for students and others interested in using impact evaluation. Prospective impact evaluations should be used selectively to assess whether or not a program has achieved its intended results, or to test alternatives for achieving those results. We consider that more and better impact evaluation will help strengthen the evidence base for development policies and programs around the world. If governments and development practitioners can make policy decisions based on evidence - including evidence generated through impact evaluation - our hope is that development resources will be spent more effectively, and ultimately have a greater impact on reducing poverty and improving people's lives. The three chapters in this handbook provide a non-technical introduction to impact evaluations, including “Why Evaluate” in Chapter 1, “How to Evaluate” in Chapter 2 and “How to Implement Impact Evaluations” in Chapter 3. These elements are the basic ‘tools' needed in order to successfully carry out an impact evaluation. From a methodological standpoint our approach to impact evaluation is largely pragmatic: we think that the most appropriate methods should be identified to fit the operational context, and not the other way around. This is best achieved at the outset of the program, through the design of prospective impact evaluation that can be built into the project's implementation. We argue that gaining consensus between key stakeholders and identifying an evaluation design that fits the political and operational context is as important as the method itself. We also believe strongly that impact evaluations should be upfront about their limitations and caveats. Finally, we strongly encourage policymakers and program managers to consider impact evaluations in a logical framework that clearly sets out the causal pathways by which the program works to produce outputs and influence final outcomes, and to combine impact evaluations with monitoring and selected complementary evaluation approach to gain a full picture of performance. This book builds on a core set of teaching materials developed for the “Turning Promises to Evidence” workshops organized by the office of the Chief Economist for Human Development (HDNCE) in partnership with regional units and the Development Economics Research Group (DECRG) at the World Bank.
Informe Anual 2004 / 2004 Annual Report
Author: Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la AgriculturaPublisher: IICA
ISBN: 9789290396598
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
Humanistic Rural Development a Projection
Author: Inter-American Institute of Agricultural SciencesPublisher: IICA Biblioteca Venezuela
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Belize
Author: Quality of Life in Communities of Latin Countries
Author: Graciela TononPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319531832
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
This book presents a reconfiguration of the concepts of community in Latin countries as well as the community quality of life and well-being of different groups: children, young people, older adults, migrants. The traditional concept of community has changed together with the way people participate in community spaces. Community nowadays is more than a geographic concentration; it is related to social support, inter-subjectivity, participation, consensus, common beliefs, joint effort aiming at a major objective, and intense and extensive relationships. This volume presents unique experiences about culture, social development, health, water, armed conflicts, the digital media, and sports within communities, written by authors from Latin countries. This volume is a valuable resource for researchers, students, and policy makers in quality of life studies.
Conserving the natural heritage of Latin America and the Caribbean
Author: IUCN Commission on National Parks and Protected Areas. Working SessionPublisher: IUCN
ISBN: 9782880324087
Category : Conservation of natural resources
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Author: