"This is the first ADR assessment of UNDP's contribution to Armenia, and it covers the period 2005-2013 ... The collapse of the Soviet Union led to profound economic and societal changes in Armenia. Since the country's independence in 1991, UNDP's programme in Armenia has been closely aligned...

"The Assessment of Development Results is one of the main tasks of the Independent Evaluation Office. It seeks to analyse systematically and independently the progress of key UNDP programmes in countries that receive its support. This ADR was carried out in close collaboration with the Algerian...

A landmark contribution to our understanding of economic development. This significant book argues that fundamental changes in deeply rooted institutions do not happen because of outsiders' money, advice, pressures, or even physical force; which explains why foreign aid has not, and can not,...