TY  - BOOK
AU  - Baker, Judy L.,
ED  - World Bank
ED  - ProQuest (Firm)
TI  - Evaluating the impact of development projects on poverty: a handbook for practitioners 
T2  - Directions in development
SN  - 1280090723
AV  - HD75.9 .B35 2000
PY  - 2000///
CY  - Washington, D.C.
PB  - World Bank
KW  - Economic development projects
KW  - Evaluation
KW  - Handbooks, manuals, etc
KW  - Poor
KW  - Developing countries
N1  - Description based upon print version of record; Includes bibliographical references (p. 83-93); Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; 1 Defining Concepts and Techniques for Impact Evaluation; Boxes; 2 Key Steps in Designing and Implementing Impact Evaluations; Tables; 3 Applying Analytical Methods for Impact Evaluation: A Case Study; 4 Drawing on "Good Practice" Impact Evaluations; Bibliography; Annexes; Annex 1: Case Studies; Annex 2: Sample Terms of Reference; Annex 3: A Sample Budget from an Impact Evaluation of a School Feeding Program; Annex 4: Impact Indicators-Evaluation of Bolivia Social Investment Fund; Annex 5: Template of Log Frame for Project Design Summary for the Project Completion Document or Project Appraisal Document Annex 6: Matrix of Analysis
N2  - Despite the billions of dollars spent on development assistance each year, there is still very little known about the actual impact of projects on the poor. There is broad evidence on the benefits of economic growth, investments in human capital, and the provision of safety nets for the poor. But for a specific program or project in a given country, is the intervention producing the intended benefits and what was the overall impact on the population? Could the program or project be better designed to achieve the intended outcomes? Are resources being spent efficiently? These are the types of
ER  -