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A framework for improving the responsiveness of policy through development evaluation

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Development evaluation, which prioritizes poverty reduction, potentially can increase the
responsiveness of policy to poor people. Power imbalances, however, mean that although
development evaluation has the possibility to be an important contributor to poverty reduction
efforts, the interests of the poor are often excluded from the process of evaluation. In this
article a framework that utilizes principal–agent concepts is detailed and applied, drawing on
five case studies. An emerging configuration of principal–agent relations within the case studies
is discussed and some potential entry points for evaluation to support responsiveness are
highlighted. This discussion provides initial evidence of the applicability of the principal–agent
concepts to advance development evaluation practice.

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Series Title

Evaluation

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Publisher

Thousand Oaks : Sage Publications., 2016

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Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

13563890

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Edition

Volume 22, Issue 2, April 2016; pp. 245–258

Subject(s)

responsiveness
accountability mechanisms
development evaluation
power imbalances

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