Knowledge-Based Country Programs : An Evaluation of World Bank Group Experience
This evaluation assesses knowledge-based activities in nine country programs selected from 48 knowledge-intensive programs supported by the Bank Group. It identifies the factors in the success or failure of those activities as they contribute to po...
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| Format: | Knowledge Economy Study |
| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank Group, Washington, DC
2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16664 |
| Summary: | This evaluation assesses knowledge-based
activities in nine country programs selected from 48
knowledge-intensive programs supported by the Bank Group. It
identifies the factors in the success or failure of those
activities as they contribute to policy making or
development outcomes. It also identifies areas of strength
for the Bank Group as well as areas of weakness or risk. The
evaluation findings are therefore relevant to current Bank
Group efforts to strengthen the contribution of knowledge to
development. In addition, the evaluation assessed
International Finance Corporation (IFC) advisory services
for their synergy with the Bank's analytical and
advisory activities. The main objective of the evaluation is
to learn lessons from practices in a focus group of
high-income and upper-middle-income countries that have
knowledge based programs with the Bank Group. This report is
organized in five chapters as follows: chapter one is
introduction. Chapter two reviews the relevance and
strategic positioning of the World Bank in knowledge-based
partnerships. Chapter three reviews the technical quality of
the knowledge services delivered. Chapter four evaluates the
results of the knowledge activities and their
sustainability, as well as the synergy between World Bank
knowledge services and IFC advisory services in promoting
private and financial sector development. Chapter five draws
conclusions and discusses the lessons learned from the evaluation. |
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