The System for evaluating and monitoring social development programs and policies
the case of the Ministry of Social Development and the Fight against Hunger in Brazil
(MOST: policy papers; 17)
Author(s): Vaitsman, Jeni; Rodrigues, Roberto W. S.; Paes-Sousa, Rômulo
Brasília: UNESCO Management of Social Transformations, MDS, 2006. 77 p.
Original title: O Sistema de avaliação e monitoramento das políticas e programas sociais: a experiência do Ministério do Desenvolvimento Social e Combate à Fome do Brasil
- Institutional distribution - How to order
Abstract: This paper discusses the process and methodology for the creation of the evaluation and monitoring system of the Ministry of Social Development and The Fight against Hunger in Brazil. The creation of this system is part of a broader process for the establishment of organizational and institutional conditions to improve the efficiency, efficacy and effectiveness of government actions.
Keywords: social programmes; social policy; project evaluation; evaluation methods; monitoring; Brazil

