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Evaluation of the Implementation of the Paris Declaration by France Un Autre Regard See Sur Les Politiques Evaluation of development activities - 2008/2 REPORT Evaluation of the Implementation of the Paris Declaration by France Un autre regard see sur les politiques EVALUATION OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PARIS DECLARATION BY FRANCE Final Report For the Ministry of the Economy, Industry, and Employment – Treasury and Economic Policy General Directorate (DGTPE) Luxembourg, 17 January 2008 Centre de traduction MINEIE et MBCPFP – Dossier n° 1649-08 – 22/10/2008 see Société d’Etudes et d’Evaluation sarl 241 Route de Longwy L1941 Luxembourg Phone +352 691 946 254 Phone +32 476 325 885 Phone +33 665 852 261 www.see-policies.eu TVA LU 21362626 EVALUATION OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PARIS DECLARATION BY FRANCE Table of Contents FOREWORD ............................................................................................................. 4 SUMMARY ............................................................................................................... 6 ACRONYMS............................................................................................................ 10 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................... 12 1.1. Framework of the Evaluation................................................................................ 12 1.2. Purpose of the Evaluation .................................................................................... 13 1.2.1. DAC and WPAE Expectations ................................................................. 13 1.2.2. Expectations Special to the French cooperation ....................................... 14 1.2.3. The standard twin aim of an evaluation can be identified by analysing expectations .................................................................................... 14 1.3. Scope of the Evaluation ....................................................................................... 15 1.4. Limitations of the Evaluation ................................................................................ 16 1.5. Report Outline.................................................................................................... 17 2 OVERALL ASSESSMENT...................................................................................... 18 2.1.Implementation varies depending on PD principle ....................................................... 18 2.1.1. Ownership .......................................................................................... 18 2.1.2. Alignment........................................................................................... 19 2.1.3. Harmonisation..................................................................................... 19 2.1.4. Managing for Results ........................................................................... 19 2.1.5. Mutual Accountability ........................................................................... 20 2.2. Explanatory Factors ............................................................................................ 20 2.2.1. The political stakes of the Paris Declaration are underestimated ................ 20 2.2.2. The Scope of PD application is heterogeneous and defined by concepts that need fine-tuning ........................................................................ 20 2.2.3. PD Implementation: five unequally powerful drivers for change................. 21 2.2.4. French PDA: three stakeholders, differentiating core skills and cultures that lead to different positions on the PD............................................. 23 2.2.5. Strategic Issues Not Thought Through.................................................... 24 2.2.6. Weak Communication .......................................................................... 24 3. FACTS AND ANALYSIS ...................................................................................... 26 3.1. Impetus ............................................................................................................ 26 3.1.1. The Paris Declaration is part of a long-standing dynamic process............... 26 3.1.2 Integration in the documents at the 4 analysis levels ................................ 27 3.1.3. Ownership at headquarters level ........................................................... 32 3.1.4. External Impetus................................................................................. 35 3.2. Capacity ............................................................................................................ 41 3.2.1. KNOW: information, education, guidance................................................ 41 3.2.2. CAN: skills, decentralisation, adapting procedures ................................... 42 3.2.3. WANT: Mobilisation in the field.............................................................. 45 Page 1/157 see EVALUATION OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PARIS DECLARATION BY FRANCE 3.3. Incentive ........................................................................................................... 45 3.4. How Field Staff View Results ................................................................................ 46 3.4.1. Assessment of PD Implementation Level ................................................ 46 3.4.2. Assessment of the level of French Action Plan implementation .................. 48 4 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS............................................................. 52 4.1. Are we doing the right things?.............................................................................. 52 4.1.1. Acknowledging, Exploring and Adjusting to the Heterogeneity of the Scope ............................................................................................. 53 4.1.2. Designing a Pragmatic and Gradual Approach to Implementation .............. 56 4.1.3. Training and Responsive Listening Should Become the Rule ...................... 57 4.2. Are we doing things right? ................................................................................... 57 4.2.1. Moving Closer to PD Principles............................................................... 58 4.2.2. Should results be measured? ................................................................ 59 4.2.3. Should France implement the recommendations alone or in partnership? ... 60 APPENDICES.......................................................................................................... 62 APPENDIX 1 – Terms of Reference.................................................................................. 62 APPENDIX 2 – Evaluation Approach ................................................................................ 69 A2.1 Stages of the Evaluation Approach .......................................................... 69 A2.2. Evaluation Questions and Information Sources......................................... 71 APPENDIX 3 – France’s Rank in the 2006 OECD-DAC Survey.............................................. 75 APPENDIX 4 – Sector-based Approaches and Technical Cooperation Instruments ................. 78 A4.1 General Budget Support ......................................................................... 78 A4.2. Sector Budget Support.......................................................................... 79 A4.3. Technical Cooperation Instruments for Financial Governance: Support to PRSF and PEFA................................................................................. 80 A4.4 Governance Sector Strategy – December 2006 ......................................... 82 A4.5. Education Sector Strategy – May 2005.................................................... 83 APPENDIX 5 – Summary of Fact-Finding Missions to Senegal and Mozambique..................... 85 APPENDIX 6: Paris Declaration Principles, Indicators and Targets ....................................... 87 APPENDIX 7 – Interviewees ........................................................................................... 88 A7.1. Interviews at Headquarters ................................................................... 88 A7.2. Fact-finding Missions to the Field............................................................ 89 APPENDIX 8 – Bibliography............................................................................................ 91 APPENDIX 9 – Questionnaire Survey ............................................................................... 94 Page 2/157 see EVALUATION OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PARIS DECLARATION BY FRANCE The purpose of the evaluations of the development aid activities rolled out by the Ministry of the Economy, Industry, and Employment (MINEIE) is to improve the effectiveness of its activities and report impartially on the said activities. The evaluations are conducted in accordance with the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC). They also comply with the Charter of the société française d’évaluation (SFE, French evaluation society). Consequently, the appreciations, observations, and recommendations expressed in this report are the sole responsibility of the consultants who authored this paper and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Ministry. Page 3/157 see EVALUATION OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PARIS DECLARATION BY FRANCE FOREWORD France along with 19 other countries (9 donor and 10 partner countries) volunteered to be a target country for the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) monitoring survey evaluating the implementation of the Paris Declaration. All evaluation results will be compiled in a report summarising the 20 national reports,
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