Borrmann / Stockmann Evaluation in German Development Cooperation

A System Analysis
1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-3-8309-7269-3
Verlag: Waxmann Verlag GmbH
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 208 Seiten

In Germany, development cooperation is the policy field with the longest tradition in evaluation. All major German organisations in development cooperation use the instrument of evaluation - however, to different degrees with regard to qualitative and quantitative aspects. This study on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) analyses methodically analyses the way the different organisations evaluate, how much they know about the impact of their projects and programmes, and if or how their evaluation systems can be integrated a larger whole.
Until now, there has been no comparable analysis, neither in other German policy fields nor in development cooperation of other European countries.

Axel Borrmann arbeitet als Senior Economist im Hamburgischen WeltWirtschaftsInstitut (HWWI) (www.hwwi.org). Schwerpunkte seiner Forschungsarbeit sind internationale Handels- und Entwicklungspolitik sowie Entwicklungszusammenarbeit. Er ist als Gutachter für zahlreiche nationale und internationale Organisationen tätig. Axel Borrmann is Research associate at the Hamburg Institute of International Economics (www.hwwi.org). His main areas of research are international trade and development policy and development cooperation. He has been working as an expert for numerous national and international organisations.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Borrmann, Axel

Stockmann, Reinhard

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Book Cover;1
2;Foreword;5
3;Contents;7
4;Directory of abbreviations and acronyms;11
5;0 Summary;15
5.1;0.1 Evaluation of development cooperation under changing conditions;15
5.2;0.2 Findings;16
5.3;0.3 Recommendations;24
6;1 Background and objectives of the study;29
6.1;1.1 The need for a new System Analysis;29
6.2;1.2 Stock taking of previous system analyses and reform agenda;30
6.3;1.3 Changing international development policy conditions and consequences for evaluations in the coming years;31
6.3.1;1.3.1 Changing development cooperation objectives in the 1990s;31
6.3.2;1.3.2 New political agenda since 2000;33
6.3.3;1.3.3 The future development of framework conditions: three scenarios;34
6.3.4;1.3.4 Changing implementation modalities;35
6.3.5;1.3.5 Consequences for evaluation, methodological implications of change;39
6.3.6;1.3.6 Implications for the North-South partnership;39
6.3.7;1.3.7 Conclusion;40
6.4;1.4 Changing national development cooperation framework conditions;41
6.4.1;1.4.1 International trends and implementation;41
6.4.2;1.4.2 Changes in the objectives of German development policy as a result of the MDGs;41
6.4.3;1.4.3 Ownership and alignment;42
6.4.4;1.4.4 Harmonisation & coherence;43
6.4.5;1.4.5 Orientation towards impact;44
6.4.6;1.4.6 Volume of German development cooperation;45
6.4.7;1.4.7 Summary;45
6.5;1.5 More recent developments in the evaluation of development cooperation;45
6.6;1.6 Objective of analysis;49
7;2 Study design;51
7.1;2.1 Definitions and demarcation lines;51
7.2;2.2 Development cooperation agencies in the study;53
7.3;2.3 Methods used;55
7.3.1;2.3.1 Foundations;55
7.3.2;2.3.2 Data collection methods, instruments and evaluation methods;56
7.4;2.4 Workflow for the study;57
7.5;2.5 Evaluators and directors;58
7.5.1;2.5.1 Directors;59
7.5.2;2.5.2 Evaluators, assignment to development cooperation institutions, other domains of responsibility;59
7.5.3;2.5.3 Peers;60
7.6;2.6 Acknowledgement;60
8;3 The evaluation systems of German development cooperation agencies: An analysis of their institutional, conceptual, methodological and systemic features;63
8.1;3.1 Introduction;63
8.2;3.2 Foundations and objectives of evaluation policy;64
8.3;3.3 Institutionalisation and independence of the evaluation;71
8.4;3.4 Planning and workflow in the evaluation;85
8.4.1;3.4.1 Planning;85
8.4.2;3.4.2 Workflow;91
8.5;3.5 Forms of evaluation;97
8.5.1;3.5.1 Introduction;97
8.5.2;3.5.2 Forms and scope;99
8.5.3;3.5.3 Resources;106
8.6;3.6 Quality of evaluations;110
8.7;3.7 Human resources;119
8.8;3.8 Usage;127
8.9;3.9 Involvement of partners;133
8.10;3.10 Networking;137
9;4 The quality of evaluation systems from the perspective of the DAC Principles;143
9.1;4.1 Introduction;143
9.2;4.2 Credibility and independence;143
9.3;4.3 Usefulness;149
9.4;4.4 Quality;150
9.5;4.5 Partnership;154
9.6;4.6 Networking, system formation and change;155
10;5 Recommendations for the reform of the evaluation systems;163
10.1;5.1 Introduction;163
10.2;5.2 System development;163
10.3;5.3 Foundations and objectives;164
10.4;5.4 Institutionalisation;164
10.5;5.5 Planning and workflow;164
10.6;5.6 Forums and scope;165
10.7;5.7 Quality;165
10.8;5.8 Human resources;166
10.9;5.9 Usage;166
10.10;5.10 Partners;167
10.11;5.11 Networking;167
11;6 Bibliography;168
12;7. Annexes;173
12.1;7.1 Terms of References;173
12.2;7.2 Study guideline;178
12.3;7.3 DAC-Principles for Evaluation of Development cooperation;185
12.4;7.4 DAC: Evaluations Systems and Use: Working Instrument for Peer Reviews and Assessments;193
12.5;7.5 DAC Evaluation Quality Standards;198