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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 questions that can only be answered through an impact evaluation, an approach which measures the outcomes of a program intervention in isolation of other possible factors. This handbook seeks to provide project managers and policy analysts with the tools needed for evaluating project impact. It is aimed at readers with a general knowledge of statistics. For some of the more in-depth statistical methods discussed, the reader is referred to the technical literature on the topic. Chapter 1 presents an overview of concepts and methods. Chapter 2 discusses key steps and related issues to consider in implementation. Chapter 3 illustrates various analytical techniques through a case study. Chapter 4 includes a discussion of lessons learned from a rich set of good practice evaluations of poverty projects which have been reviewed for this handbook.

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title	:	Evaluating the Impact of Development Projects On Poverty : A Handbook for Practitioners Directions in Development (Washington, D.C.)
author	:	Baker, Judy L.
publisher	:	World Bank
isbn10 \| asin	:	0821346970
print isbn13	:	9780821346976
ebook isbn13	:	9780585345123
language	:	English
subject	Economic development projects--Evaluation--Handbooks, manuals, etc, Poor--Developing countries.
publication date	:	2000
lcc	:	HD75.9.B35 2000eb
ddc	:	338.9/0068/4
subject	:	Economic development projects--Evaluation--Handbooks, manuals, etc, Poor--Developing countries.

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Directions in Development

Evaluating the Impact of Development Projects on Poverty

A Handbook for Practitioners

Judy L. Baker

Page ii

2000 The International Bank for Reconstruction
and Development/THE WORLD BANK
1818 H Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20433

The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this paper are entirely those of the author(s) and should not be attributed in any manner to the World Bank, to its affiliated organizations, or to members of its Board of Executive Directors or the countries they represent. The World Bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this publication and accepts no responsibility for any consequence of their use.

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ISBN 0-8213-4697-0

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Baker, Judy L., 1960
Evaluating the impact of development projects on poverty : a handbook
for practitioners / Judy L. Baker
p. cm. (Directions in development)
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 0-8213-4697-0
1. Economic development projectsEvaluationHandbooks, manuals, etc.
2. PoorDeveloping countries. I. Title II. Directions in development
(Washington, D.C.)
HD75.9 .B35 2000
338.9'0068'4dc21 00-028325

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Contents

Foreword

Acknowledgments

viii

1
Defining Concepts and Techniques for Impact Evaluation

2
Key Steps in Designing and Implementing Impact Evaluations

3
Applying Analytical Methods for Impact Evaluation: A Case Study

4
Drawing on "Good Practice" Impact Evaluations

Bibliography

Annexes

Annex 1
Case Studies

1.1 Evaluating the Gains to the Poor from Workfare: Argentina's TRABAJAR Program

1.2 Does Microfinance Really Help the Poor? New Evidence from Flagship Programs in Bangladesh

101

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1.3 Bangladesh Food for Education: Evaluating a Targeted Social Program When Placement Is Decentralized

105

1.4 Evaluating Bolivia's Social Investment Fund

109

1.5 Impact of Active Labor Programs: Czech Republic

114

1.6 Impact of Credit with Education on Mothers' and Their Young Children's Nutrition: Lower Pra Rural Bank Program in Ghana

119

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