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Monitoring and evaluating (M&E): The South Asian experience
Author(s) -
Ahmed Viqar,
Bamberger Michael
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
public administration and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.574
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1099-162X
pISSN - 0271-2075
DOI - 10.1002/pad.4230110315
Subject(s) - neglect , south asia , confusion , political science , economic growth , development economics , geography , socioeconomics , medicine , psychology , sociology , economics , nursing , ethnology , psychoanalysis
According to a 1987 monitoring and evaluation (M&E) conference in Pakistan, South Asian M&E efforts have been undermined by organizational confusion, overcentralization, neglect of evaluation, weakness of data, and inadequate training, among other problems. Studies from India, Pakistan, and Nepal, among other South Asian countries, indicate the impact of these problems. In reducing the problems, efforts should be made to make the collection and use of M&E data less threatening, more practical, and more relevant to the intended beneficiaries of development projects. This article summarizes material presented in Ahmed, V. and Bamberger, M. (1989). Monitoring and Evaluating Development Projects: the South Asian Experience. The World Bank ED1 Seminar Series, Washington D.C.