Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Tables, Figures, and Boxes -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- 1. Introduction: Impact Evaluation for Evidence-Based Development -- 1.1 Why Does Impact Evaluation Matter? -- 1.2 The Purposes of Impact Evaluation -- 1.3 What Questions Can...

Social funds have been one of the main manifestations of the World Bank's move toward promoting projects with a participatory orientation. Supporters of social funds argue that participation in social fund activities builds community social capital. Critics of the Bank's use of social capital...