Policy Evaluation

Linking Theory to Practice

The International Library of Comparative Public Policy series

Edited by Ray C. Rist, Operations Evaluation Department, The World Bank, Washington, DC, US

Policy Evaluation provides a systematic assessment of the impact that public policy evaluations have on the governance of democratic societies. This book emphasises the impacts of policy evaluations on the formulation, implementation and accountability functions of governments. At all three phases of the policy cycle, there is a need for coherent and systematic evaluation. This book demonstrates how such evaluations can be conducted and the opportunities for their subsequent utilization.

‘This volume provides very comprehensive coverage of the subject.’
– International Review of Administrative Sciences