Aid Effectiveness: From Project Appraisal to Strategic Impact Evaluation

A sheer volume of multibillion concessional flows from leading international donors makes monitoring and evaluation of aid projects a sine qua non of development discourse and practice. The assessment criteria vary significantly and depend on the objectives and interests of donor countries promoted th...

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Main Author: D. A. Degterev
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Language:English
Published: Moscow University Press 2020-11-01
Series:Вестник Московского Университета. Серия XXV: Международные отношения и мировая политика
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description A sheer volume of multibillion concessional flows from leading international donors makes monitoring and evaluation of aid projects a sine qua non of development discourse and practice. The assessment criteria vary significantly and depend on the objectives and interests of donor countries promoted through development cooperation.This paper examines national systems of monitoring and evaluation of aid effectiveness established by leading donors. Among the most noticeable recent trends the author emphasizes a transition from aid effectiveness to development effectiveness paradigm and an inclusion of indicators of diplomatic engagement and security provision in evaluation matrices.Special attention is paid on the hierarchy of goals in national systems of development cooperation, which is illustrated with an example of the United States. The US case shows key principles of ensuring policy coherence at different levels of goal-setting — from the National Security Strategy to planning individual projects and programs. In conclusion the author shares his view on the applicability of foreign experience in evaluating development assistance projects in the Russian Federation.
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spelling doaj-art-f2e4e949771a49008ed94a09da6603122025-02-02T11:10:30ZengMoscow University PressВестник Московского Университета. Серия XXV: Международные отношения и мировая политика2076-74042020-11-01121578610.48015/2076-7404-2020-12-1-57-8634Aid Effectiveness: From Project Appraisal to Strategic Impact EvaluationD. A. Degterev0RUDN UniversityA sheer volume of multibillion concessional flows from leading international donors makes monitoring and evaluation of aid projects a sine qua non of development discourse and practice. The assessment criteria vary significantly and depend on the objectives and interests of donor countries promoted through development cooperation.This paper examines national systems of monitoring and evaluation of aid effectiveness established by leading donors. Among the most noticeable recent trends the author emphasizes a transition from aid effectiveness to development effectiveness paradigm and an inclusion of indicators of diplomatic engagement and security provision in evaluation matrices.Special attention is paid on the hierarchy of goals in national systems of development cooperation, which is illustrated with an example of the United States. The US case shows key principles of ensuring policy coherence at different levels of goal-setting — from the National Security Strategy to planning individual projects and programs. In conclusion the author shares his view on the applicability of foreign experience in evaluating development assistance projects in the Russian Federation.https://fmp.elpub.ru/jour/article/view/35development cooperationforeign aidevaluationaid effectiv nessdonornational interestsassistance programsaid agencies
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Aid Effectiveness: From Project Appraisal to Strategic Impact Evaluation
Вестник Московского Университета. Серия XXV: Международные отношения и мировая политика
development cooperation
foreign aid
evaluation
aid effectiv ness
donor
national interests
assistance programs
aid agencies
title Aid Effectiveness: From Project Appraisal to Strategic Impact Evaluation
title_full Aid Effectiveness: From Project Appraisal to Strategic Impact Evaluation
title_fullStr Aid Effectiveness: From Project Appraisal to Strategic Impact Evaluation
title_full_unstemmed Aid Effectiveness: From Project Appraisal to Strategic Impact Evaluation
title_short Aid Effectiveness: From Project Appraisal to Strategic Impact Evaluation
title_sort aid effectiveness from project appraisal to strategic impact evaluation
topic development cooperation
foreign aid
evaluation
aid effectiv ness
donor
national interests
assistance programs
aid agencies
url https://fmp.elpub.ru/jour/article/view/35
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