J. Delarue, J.D. Naudet, V. Sauvat – AFD, March 2009
The use of evaluations to improve public policy-making is a central issue in a number of ongoing debates in the development aid sector, notably in connection with the drive to increase aid effectiveness and develop impact evaluations. This open-ended/broad review of the literature focuses on identifying key points from selected studies in order to further this ongoing debate.