| Volume I — Main Report (437 kb pdf file) |
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List
of Abbreviations |
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Summary
of Major Findings and Recommendations |
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I. |
Introduction |
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A. |
Issues to be addressed |
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B. |
Methodology and Empirical Basis |
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II. |
The 1999 Fund-wide TA Evaluation
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III. |
Trends
and Patterns in the Allocation of TA Resources |
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A. |
TA
Resources at the Aggregate Level |
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B. |
Overall
Resources Used by the Functional Departments |
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C. |
Distribution
of TA by Per Capita Income Level and Region |
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D. |
Trends
by Functional Departments and Policy Initiatives |
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E. |
Modes
of Delivery |
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F. |
Variables
Influencing the Allocation of TA to Countries |
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G. |
Countries
Above and Below the Estimated Regression |
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IV. |
Identifying TA Needs and the Allocation of TA Resources |
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A. |
Introduction:
What is Classified as TA? |
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B. |
Identifying
TA Needs—Attempts to Make the Process
More Strategic |
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C. |
Links
Between TA Provided by the IMF and
Article IV Surveillance |
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D. |
How
Well are TA Priorities Linked to the PRS Process? |
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E. |
Inputs
of Other Surveillance-Related Activities on TA Allocation |
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F. |
The
Experience with the Technical Consultations Initiative |
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G. |
The
Experience with Prioritization “Filters” |
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H. |
How
are Countries’ TA Needs Translated into Final
Resource Allocations? |
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I. |
Conclusions
and Recommendations |
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V.
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The Process of TA Delivery |
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A. |
Formulating
Requests for TA and Drafting the Associated
Terms of Reference |
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B. |
Short-Term
versus Long-Term Modalities for Providing TA |
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C. |
Attributes
of a Good Long-Term Expert |
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D. |
Enhancing
Ownership of TA Recommendations |
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E. |
Efforts
at a Wider Dissemination of TA Recommendations |
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F. |
Coordination
with Other Providers of TA |
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G. |
Conclusions
and Recommendations |
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VI. |
Measuring
the Effectiveness of TA: Tracking Implementation
and Factors Influencing Progress and Implementation |
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A. |
Methodological
Limitations in Defining and Measuring
Progress and Impact |
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B. |
Progress
in Implementing TA in the Case Studies |
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C. |
Emerging
Messages from the Case Studies |
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D. |
Improving
the IMF’s Ability to Track Progress and
Measure TA Impact |
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E. |
Signaling
Ownership: Cash Charges versus Other Approaches
to Signaling Country Commitment |
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F. |
Strengthening
the Synergy Between Training and TA |
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G. |
Conclusions
and Recommendations |
| Volume II — Country Papers |
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Table of Contents (60 kb pdf file) |
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Technical
Assistance in Cambodia, FY1998–2003
(English, 127 kb pdf file - Khmer, 7,223 kb PDF file) |
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Technical
Assistance in Honduras, FY1999–2003
(English, 120 kb pdf file - Spanish, 86 kb PDF file) |
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Technical Assistance in Niger, FY1999–2003
(English, 164 kb pdf file - French, 164 kb PDF file) |
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Technical
Assistance in Ukraine, FY1999–2003
(English, 128 kb pdf file) |
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Technical Assistance in Yemen, FY1999–2003
(English, 189 kb pdf file - Arabic, 164 kb PDF file) |
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Technical Assistance in Zambia, FY1999–2003
(English, 138 kb pdf file) |
| Statement by the Managing Director on the Independent Evaluation Office Evaluation of the Technical Assistance, February 11, 2005 (21 kb pdf file) |
| The Acting Chair's Summing Up: Independent Evaluation Office-Evaluation of the Technical Assistance Provided by the Fund
, February 18, 2005 (209 kb pdf file) |
