Module 1 - Developing Capacity for Agricultural Sector Policy Formulation

Selected Readings

Asterisk (*) at the end of a reference indicates that it is available on the Web. See Appendix 1 for a full list of Websites.

Acharya, S.S., and D.P. Chaudhri (eds.). 2001. Indian Agricultural Policy at the Crossroads: Priorities and Agenda. Jaipur: Rawat Publications.

Capacity.org. 2003. Evaluating Capacity Development. Capacity.org newsletter, no. 17 (April). http://www.capacity.org.*

ECDPM (European Center for Development Policy Management). 1998. Approaches and Methods for National Capacity Building: Report of a Workshop. Maastricht: ECDPM.*

IFPRI (International Food Policy Research Institute). 2000. Best Practices: Strengthening Policy Research Capacity around the World." Washington, DC: IFPRI.* A wealth of relevant materials is available on the IFPRI Website www.ifpri.org.

Pardey, P. G., and V. H. Smith (eds.). 2004. What’s Economics Worth? Valuing Policy Research. Baltimore: John Hopkins University Press.

Rice, E. 1999. "Capacity Building in the Agricultural Sector in Africa." Operations Evaluation Department Report Précis 180. World Bank, Washington, DC.*

World Bank. 2001. Public Expenditure Management and Accountability: Evolution and Current Status of World Bank Work. Washington, DC: World Bank.

References Cited

Babu, S. 2000. "Impact of IFPRI's Policy Research on Resource Allocation and Food Security in Bangladesh." Impact Assessment Discussion Paper 13. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).

Paarlberg, R. 2005. "Regional Policy Networks: IFPRI’s Experience with Decentralization." Impact Assessment Discussion Paper 24. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).

Ryan, J.G. 1999a. "Assessing the Impact of Rice Policy Changes in Viet Nam and the Contribution of Policy Research." Impact Assessment Discussion Paper 8. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).

Ryan, J.G. 1999b. "Assessing the Impact of Policy Research and Capacity Building by IFPRI in Malawi." Impact Assessment Discussion Paper 11. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).

Ryan, J.G., and X. Meng. 2004. "The Impact of the Food-for-Education Program in Bangladesh on Schooling Outcomes and Earnings and the Contribution of IFPRI Research." Impact Assessment Discussion Paper 22. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).

Stoeckel, A.B., D. Vincent, and S. Cuthbertson (eds.). 1989. Macroeconomic Consequences of Farm Support Policies. Durham: Duke University Press.

World Bank and OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development). 2004. Achieving Ukraine’s Agricultural Potential: Stimulating Agricultural Growth and Improving Rural Life. Washington, DC and Paris: IBRD/World Bank and OECD.