Driving Impact: Foundations of Development Effectiveness Reforms at the IDB. Infoguide
Peer Reviewed
Date issued
May 2026
Subject
Development Impact;
Development Effectiveness;
Corporate Evaluation;
Art and Culture;
Impact Evaluation;
Change Management;
Best Practices;
Institutional Strengthening;
Governance;
Results Framework;
Artificial Intelligence;
Closing;
Government Accountability;
Risk Management;
Transparency and Anticorruption;
Sustainable Development Goals;
Monitoring and Evaluation
JEL code
M14 - Corporate Culture • Diversity • Social Responsibility;
O19 - International Linkages to Development • Role of International Organizations;
O54 - Latin America • Caribbean
Category
Catalogs and Brochures
The infoguide highlights the key issues in Driving Impact: Foundations of Development Effectiveness Reforms at the IDB, a paper that presents the theoretical and empirical foundations of the IDB's Impact Orientation Reform, one of the 17 reforms outlined in IDBStrategy. The paper broadly summarizes recent performance management innovations that set the stage for the Impact Orientation Reform. It then identifies challenges the IDB faced under previous development effectiveness initiatives. Third, it discusses the theoretical and empirical underpinnings of the three main elements of the Impact Orientation Reform: (i) a culture of effectiveness, (ii) targeting final results through evidence-based decisions and learning, and (iii) a commitment to improving client effectiveness. Finally, it presents potential challenges that could arise when implementing this reform.
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