The International Monetary Fund and the Learning Organization: The Role of Independent Evaluation

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Preface

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1. Introduction
2. Independent Evaluation at the IMF: A Brief History
3. The Institutional Role of Independent Evaluation
4. Independent Evaluation and the Tension Between Accountability and Learning
5. The Learning-Accountability Spectrum in IEO Evaluation Reports
6. Friction by Design and Other Structural Issues That Have Hampered Independent Evaluation at the IMF
7. Organizational Learning, the Learning Organization, and Independent Evaluation
8. Organizational Learning: The IMF’s Use of New Knowledge Generated by the IEO
9. Culture, Leadership, and Independent Evaluation
10. Conclusion: What Is to Be Done?
Annexes
1. IEO Evaluations, 2002–16
2. Summaries of IEO Evaluations, 2002–16
3. External Evaluations of the IEO: Terms of Reference
4. Public Information Notices: IMF Executive Board Discusses External Evaluations of the IEO
5. External Evaluations of the IEO: Recommendations and Follow-Up
6. Terms of Reference for the Independent Evaluation Office of the International Monetary Fund