TY - BOOK ED - World Bank. TI - Social funds: assessing effectiveness SN - 0821351419 AV - HC60 .S616 2002 U1 - 338.91 22 PY - 2002/// CY - Washington, D.C. PB - World Bank KW - Economic assistance KW - Developing countries KW - Evaluation KW - Public works KW - Finance KW - Infrastructure (Economics) KW - Social conditions N1 - At head of title: World Bank Operations Evaluation Department; Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-184) N2 - It reviews the development effectiveness of social fund projects and draws implications for future Bank support to them. It responds to the interest of the World Bank's Board of Executive Directors for an independent evaluation of this fast-expanding portfolio. The review is based on an examination of existing data and literature, and brings to bear new information relating to the participatory process in social fund projects and their institutional development impacts at the government, nongovernment, and community levels. ER -