Front Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1 Introduction and Overview -- Definition and Evolution of Public Works Programs -- Approaches of Public Works Programs -- Aim and Key Messages of This Book -- Roadmap for This Book -- Part 1 Design, Evidence, and Implementation -- Chapter 2 Public Works Programs: Objectives and Models -- Primary Objectives of Public Works -- Secondary Objectives and Spillover Benefits -- Models of Safety Net-Oriented Public Works Programs -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 3 Country Contexts and Patterns in Public Works Programs -- Country Context -- Cross-Country Patterns -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 4 Program Design -- Implementing Institutions and Funding Mechanisms -- Establishing Project Selection Criteria -- Selecting Beneficiaries -- Determining Benefit Levels -- Integrating Additional Objectives through Public Works Plus -- Addressing Political Economy Considerations -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 5 Program Implementation -- Program Objectives, Models, and Scope -- Institutional and Financing Arrangements -- Program Management Information System -- Financial Reporting and Auditing -- Project Selection Process and Maintenance -- Worksite Management -- Beneficiary Selection and Organization -- Managing Wage Payments -- Procurement of Goods and Services -- Program Communications -- Note -- References -- Chapter 6 Governance and Corruption in Public Works Programs -- Understanding Error, Fraud, and Corruption in the Context of Public Works Programs -- The Import and Challenge of Good Governance -- Program and Beneficiary-Level Mitigation Mechanisms -- Innovations in Governance Response -- Note -- References -- Chapter 7 Monitoring and Evaluation -- Results Chains and Indicators.

Challenges in Setting Up M&E Systems in Public Works Programs -- Tools and Components -- Evolving Issues for Public Works Programs -- Lessons and Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Part 2 Case Studies -- Chapter 8 Rwanda: Wage Setting-From Policy to Practice -- General Context and Background of Public Works in Rwanda -- Evolution of Wage-Setting Policies in Rwanda -- Wage Setting in Practice: Challenges and Solutions -- Lessons Learned and Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 9 Ethiopia: Project Selection Process -- Principles -- Procedures for Project Selection and Preliminary Design -- Implementation of Project Selection Procedures -- Lessons Learned and Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 10 India: Technological Innovation for Effective Management Information Systems -- Context -- Development of an MIS to Support Program Processes and Structures -- Key Implementation Features -- Lessons Learned and Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 11 India: Implementing Social Audits -- Context: History and Evolution of Social Audits in India -- MGNREGS and Social Audits in Andhra Pradesh -- Implementation Structure of Social Audits in Andhra Pradesh -- Implementation Process of Social Audits in Andhra Pradesh -- Lessons Learned and Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 12 Ethiopia: Use of Impact Evaluation -- Program Context -- Overview of Selected Impact Evaluation Studies: Methods and Data -- Program Targeting Performance -- The Cash Transfer Modality: Beneficiary Preferences, Timeliness, and Local Market Effects -- Program Impact on Household Well-Being -- Unintended Effects -- Lessons Learned and Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 13 Cambodia: Institutional Coordination and Donor Harmonization in a Postconflict Setting -- Context -- Institutional Coordination Approach for Public Works Programs.

Implementation Experiences at Different Levels: Interministerial, Decentralized, and Donor -- Lessons Learned and Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 14 Liberia: Launching Public Works in Response to a Crisis -- Context: The Food Crisis in Liberia and Cash for Work as a Response -- Measuring Progress: Impact Findings and Feedback -- Lessons Learned and Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Appendix A Data Overview -- Programs Included in "How to Make Public Works Work: A Review of the Experiences" -- Programs Included in the Survey Conducted at the Social Protection South-South Learning Forum: Making Public Works Work (2010) -- Note -- References -- Appendix B Types of Projects Implemented under Public Works -- Appendix C Environmental Assessments: Illustrations from Select Countries -- Rwanda: Public Works Environmental Assessment -- Ethiopia: PSNP's Environmental and Social Management Framework -- Appendix D Public Works Plus: Illustrations from Different Countries -- Examples of Graduation Strategies in Public Works Programs -- Appendix E Mixed Delivery Systems -- Government Funded Program -- Government and Donors Funded Program -- Appendix F Sample M&E Indicators for Typical Public Works Program -- Appendix G Outcome and Output Indicators for the PSNP Public Works Component in Ethiopia -- Appendix H Institutional Responsibilities for Monitoring and Evaluation: Illustration from Ghana -- Appendix I Summary of Key Findings from Main Impact Evaluations of Ethiopia's Productive Safety Net Program -- Boxes -- Figures -- Tables -- Back Cover.