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Economic Analysis Retrospective: 2003 Update

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Publication Date: June 2004
Non-priced Publication
Economic Analysis Retrospectives examine and recommend on the relevance, responsiveness, and quality of ADB lending operations. It aims to enhance the effectiveness of ADB operations by helping it learn from its own experience. This report is a follow up to Economic Analysis 2002: A Retrospective and provides an updated assessment focusing on the quality of analysis in respect to project rationale and alternatives.

A slide presentation contains the key messages of Economic Analysis Retrospective: 2003 Update.

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Contents

Foreword

  1. Introduction

  2. Economic Analysis in 2003: An Overview

    1. Approach to Retro 2003
    2. Summary of Retro 2002
    3. Responding to the Recommendations of Retro 2002: A Preliminary Assessment

  3. Project Rationale and Analysis of Alternatives: Further Assessment

    1. Major Weakness
    2. Likely Reasons for the Weaknesses and Some Suggestions for Improvement

  4. Further Improving EREA's Service Delivery

    1. EREA’s Role as Perceived by Clients
    2. EREA’s Work Program

  5. Conclusions and Recommendations

    1. Efforts to Improve Economic Analysis Need Further Strengthening
    2. Rationale and Alternative Analysis is a Critical Link…yet still a Weak Link
    3. Strengthen the Link between Project Level Analysis and Country/Sector Studies

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