Evaluation Resources

Results 1-8 of 8 for ADB administration and governance Capacity development
August 2010

Learning Curves: Public Sector Reforms in the Pacific: Enhancing Results through Ownership, Capacity, and Continuity

This special evaluation study assesses the effectiveness of ADB support for public sector reforms in Pacific developing member countries.
April 2010

Nepal: Governance Reform Program

Validates the completion report's assessment of the program designed to establish a civil service in Nepal that is more results- and people-oriented and gender-responsive. Its specific objectives were to develop internal capacity within the government, improve efficiency and governance, enhance the competence and motivation of civil servants, and establish processes for improving performance in key ministries. IED overall assessment: Partly successful
March 2008

Learning Curves: Getting Institutions Right

This issue of the Learning Curves summarizes the special evaluation study on effectiveness of ADB's capacity development assistance and how to get institutions right to assess ADB's contribution to this global development agenda.
May 2007

Learning Curves: Capacity Development Assistance to Lao PDR

This issue of the Learning Curves summarizes the evaluation study on capacity development assistance of ADB to the Lao People's Democratic Republic between 1990 and mid-2003.
January 2007

Learning Curves: Lessons in Capacity Development: Sectoral Studies in Sri Lanka

This issue of the Learning Curves summarizes the assessment of capacity development initiatives to selected sectors in Sri Lanka and provided some guidance on the design of future capacity development support.
July 2004

Special Evaluation Study on Project Cost Estimates

This special evaluation study aimed to determine the major causes of cost underruns and overruns of ADB projects, assess the contribution of each major factor to cost variations and recommend ways to improve the reliability of cost estimates.
October 2002

Institutional Strengthening and Policy Support to the Road Sector in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, and Mongolia

This report covers five advisory technical assistance aimed at ensuring the absorptive capacity and ability of the governments of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, and Mongolia to implement road projects. It also covers a regional technical assistance study to update road design and construction standards in these three countries.
March 2000

Effectiveness and Impact of ADB Assistance to the Reform of Public Expenditure Management

This special evaluation study was designed to analyze which aspects of the public expenditure management cycle ADB's technical assistance addresses and which approaches it uses for building capacities.