Economics - General & Miscellaneous, Organizational Behavior - General & Miscellaneous, Microeconomics, Economic Development

Evaluation and Development: The Institutional Dimension

Name: Evaluation and Development: The Institutional Dimension
Author: Robert Picciotto
ISBN: 9781560003700

by Robert Picciotto, Eduardo Wiesner, Eduardo Wiesner Duran (Editor), James Wolfensohn

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About the Author, Robert Picciotto

Robert Picciotto is a visiting professor at King’s College, London and formerly served as vice president and director general of evaluation at the World Bank. He has over forty years of development experience in Latin America and the Caribbean, the Middle East, North Africa, and Asia.

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Fifteen chapters explore how to make institutions work efficiently, the role of institutions in development and in governance structures, and the implications of neoinstitutional economics for evaluation. A more specific sampling of topics: fostering fiscally responsive and accountable governance<-->lessons from decentralization; creating credible regulatory policy; learning from childcare and education programs; and using evaluation as an incentive instrument. Paper edition (unseen), $22.95 Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.