The objective of this Strategy (GN-2227) is to contribute to increase the growth rates of per capita GDP and income in the Region, under conditions that lead to improving the quality of life of the population, alleviating poverty, and preserving or improving the natural resource base. Proposed...

A joint production between the Inter-American Development Bank and the World Bank, this report aims at helping policymakers and their advisers to better understand some of the most important and difficult issues related to the design, award, implementation, monitoring, and modification of...

The primary objectives of this presentation are to compare and contrast the experiences of China and India in financing infrastructure investment; quantify the macroeconomic impacts of public infrastructure investment; and focus on the different modes of financing. It was presented at the Third...

This Country Program Evaluation (RE-359) covers the period from 2005 to 2009. OVE's most significant recommendation stemming from the analysis is that, if this is one of the new administration's priorities, the next strategy should design an assistance program aimed at closing the gap that...

This evaluation reviews the relevance, efficiency and effectiveness of the IDB's Program with Ecuador for 2007-2011. The period was characterized by an important political and institutional shift in Ecuador, embodied in the new Constitution of September 2008. Working within the framework...

This evaluation examines the IDB's Country Program with Guatemala for the 2008-2011 period. The assessment shows very positive results in terms of the program's relevance, consistency, and positioning. Delays in loan authorization by Guatemala's legislative branch may have diminished IDB's...

This approach paper describes OVE's approach to evaluating the implementation of the commitments contained in the Ninth General Increase in the Resources of the IDB (IDB-9). OVE's core objective for this evaluation will be to document the progress and effectiveness of implementation to date of...