Improving Impact Evaluation Production and Use
London: Overseas Development Institute (ODI) (2009), viii, 78 pp.
Contains illustrations, tables, acronyms pp. iv, bibliogr. pp. 57-64
Series: Working Paper, 300
ISBN 978-0-85003-899-6
1 Introduction, 1
2 Key issues in the relevance, production and use of impact evaluations, 3
3 Sectoral case studies, 17
Case 1: Human and social development, 17
Case 2: Agriculture and renewable natural resources, 29
Case 3: Humanitarian aid, 32
Case 4: Rural/urban development and infrastructure sector, 34
Case 5: Impact evaluations of results-based aid, 38
4 Comparing sector-specific experiences with impact evaluations, 47
5 Conclusions and policy implications, 53
References, 57
Appendix 1: Impact evaluation database overview and findings, 65
Appendix 2: Media coverage of impact evaluation findings, 71
Appendix 3: Stepwise evaluation model, 74
Appendix 4: Key informants, 75
2 Key issues in the relevance, production and use of impact evaluations, 3
3 Sectoral case studies, 17
Case 1: Human and social development, 17
Case 2: Agriculture and renewable natural resources, 29
Case 3: Humanitarian aid, 32
Case 4: Rural/urban development and infrastructure sector, 34
Case 5: Impact evaluations of results-based aid, 38
4 Comparing sector-specific experiences with impact evaluations, 47
5 Conclusions and policy implications, 53
References, 57
Appendix 1: Impact evaluation database overview and findings, 65
Appendix 2: Media coverage of impact evaluation findings, 71
Appendix 3: Stepwise evaluation model, 74
Appendix 4: Key informants, 75
