Front Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- About the Authors and Contributors -- Abbreviations -- Part I The Basics of Impact Evaluation -- Chapter 1 The Purpose of Impact Evaluation -- Introduction -- The difference between monitoring and evaluation -- A definition of impact evaluation -- Brief...

Peru gehört zu den Ländern, die - anstelle eines Stabilisierungsprogramms nach Vorgaben der Weltbank - bewußt einen alternativen, heterodoxen Weg gesucht haben. Die Autoren untersuchen die Auswirkungen dieses Programm auf die Entwicklung von Armut, Einkommensverteilung sowie auf die...

Vietnam's gains in poverty reduction were striking during the period from 1992-93 to 1997-98; given the small rise in inequality, it is evident that the country's impressive growth in the 1990s was broad-based. However, Vietnam cannot afford to be complacent because nearly half of its rural...