To Dorothy's excellent observation that political reasons often overpower the factual, objective findings of an evaluation report, I will also add another factor that rears its head - often an ugly head - financing.
Too often, financial considerations, rightly or wrong become the sole criterion for the next steps, not the content of an evaluation report.
RE: Reporting and supporting evaluation use and influence
To Dorothy's excellent observation that political reasons often overpower the factual, objective findings of an evaluation report, I will also add another factor that rears its head - often an ugly head - financing.
Too often, financial considerations, rightly or wrong become the sole criterion for the next steps, not the content of an evaluation report.
Sad, but true.
V. Suresh
Council of Europe
Strasbourg, FRANCE