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Monitoring & Evaluation Principles

How to build M&E systems to support better government

This volume highlights the experience of several countries which have succeeded in building a well-functioning government M&E system, including Chile, Colombia and Australia. The special case of Africa, where there are many severe capacity constraints, is also examined.

Ways to strengthen a government M&E system and to strengthen government demand for M&E are presented, and the importance of conducting a country diagnosis and preparing an action plan are stressed.

The World Bank's Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) has accumulated considerable experience in this topic via a program of research and technical assistance which has analyzed the experience of governments in a wide range of countries and public sector environments.

This guide includes:
- Diagnostic guides
- Country diagnoses
- Examples of highly influential evaluations
- Didactic material on monitoring and evaluation tools and on impact evaluation

This book is available for download in chapters or as a complete document from this site.

 

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