Poverty, inequality and evaluation : changing perspectives

Introduction / Ray C. Rist -- Evaluation contribution in terms of analytical framework -- Moving the discussion from poverty to inequality : some implications / Paul Shaffer -- Evaluation contribution in terms of empirical measurement of the performance and the results of poverty and inequality reduction programs and projects -- Evaluations as catalysts in bridging developmental inequalities / Rashmi Agrawal and Banda V.L.N.Rao -- Evaluating value chain development programs : assessing effectiveness, efficiency and equity effects of contract choice / Ruerd Ruben -- Assessing growth and its distribution in IFC's strategies and projects / Ade Freeman and Izlem Yenice -- Addressing inequality and poverty : an evaluation of community empowerment in Jordan / Ann M. Doucette -- Determining the results of the Koudmen sent Lisi pilot program : a social safety net program in St. Lucia / Paulette Nichols, Bobb Darnell, and Frederic Unterreiner -- HIV/AIDS services delivery and overall quality of care and satisfaction in Burkina Faso : are there privileged patients? / Harounan Kazianga, Seni Kouanda, Laetitia N. Ouedraogo, Elisa Rothenbuhler, Mead Over, and Damien de Walque -- A portfolio approach to evaluation : the experience of the community-based HIV/AIDS response evaluation / Rosalia Rodriguez-Garcia -- Evaluation contribution in terms of assessing and designing public management systems that will contribute to more results in terms of poverty and inequality reduction -- Evaluating how national development plans can contribute to poverty and inequality reduction : the cases of Costa Rica and Cambodia / Ana Maria Fernandez, Roberto Garcia Lopez, Thavrak Tuon, and Frederic P. Martin -- Assessing the performance of poverty and inequality reduction programs : the cases of Malaysia and Sabah and Sarawak states / Frederic P. Martin, Marie-Helene Boily, and Sylvain Lariviere -- Why monitoring and evaluation capacity development is critical to understanding and addressing issues