This report presents the collected findings of several evaluative
exercises: a literature review, an analysis of the organization
of social development in aid agencies, surveys of Bank staff,
and a meta-analysis of the previous and ongoing IEG studies related
to social development. Separate reports on each of these
exercises are available on request.
The study has used the standard IEG methodology to analyze
which aspects of the Bank’s social development agenda
have attained satisfactory outcomes, significant institutional
development impact, and likely sustainability. It analyzed
the degree to which they build upon the Bank’s strengths
or strain institutional capacities, and to which they attain
their objectives in project preparation or on the ground.
Very recent aspects of Bank social development work that
have not yet been evaluated are not covered in this report.
A description of the study methodology can be found in Annex
A to this report. |