Contents -- Cover -- Title -- Foreword by President James D. Wolfensohn -- Message from Former President Robert S. McNamara -- Introduction -- Acknowledgments -- Part I: Perspectives on the Evolution of OED -- 1. First Experiments in Operations Evaluation: Roots, Hopes, and Gaps . . . . . . . . . .3 -- 2. Institutionalizing the Evaluation Function at the World Bank, 1975-84 . . . . . . . . .17 -- 3. Building up the Capacity and Influence of Evaluation in the Bank and Outside, 1986-92 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 -- 4. From Working Methods to Business Plan, 1984-94 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 -- 5. Promoting Professional and Personal Trust in OED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 -- 6. The Logic of Renewal: Evaluation at the World Bank, 1992-2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61 -- 7. OED Renewal: Participation, Partnership, and Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73 -- Part II. Relations with Board and Management -- 8. Promoting a Culture of Accountability and Learning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87 -- 9. Reflections on the 30th Anniversary of OED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91 -- 10. Panel Discussion: Perspectives on Evaluation in the Bank Today . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95 -- Part III. Relations with Clients and Partners -- 11. Evaluation Capacity Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105 -- 12. Evolution of OED's Evaluation Partnerships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115 -- Part IV. Challenges of Development Evaluation -- 13. The Global Challenge of Development Evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125.

14. Broadening the Constituency for Evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133 -- 15. Politics, Aid, and Development Evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137 -- 16. The Challenges of Development Evaluation: Some Conclusions . . . . . . . . . . . . .145 -- Annexes -- Annex A. Reflections from Former and Current OED Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149 -- Annex B. OED: The First 30 Years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155 -- Annex C. Institutional Changes for Independent Evaluation at the World Bank: A Chronology (1970-2002) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165.