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Papers by Ray Rist

This course was the second offering by WBIGF, following the pilot course held in Washington, D.C.... more This course was the second offering by WBIGF, following the pilot course held in Washington, D.C. in June, 1998. The objectives of the course were to provide both government policy-makers and business leaders with the latest discussions, tools and best practices of the formulation and implementation of public enterprise reform and privatization. The course was delivered through a combination of lectures, case study presentations, a video conference, and group discussions and exercises. A total of 51 participants, including 11 women, attended this course from 30 countries.

Routledge eBooks, Feb 10, 2023

This book examines the 35-year career of Vinod Thomas. He spent those 35 years within the World B... more This book examines the 35-year career of Vinod Thomas. He spent those 35 years within the World Bank Group in different positions and in different regions. This book is organized in four parts. First, there is a collection of seven articles that Thomas either authored or coauthored, that reflect the diversity of his thinking on key topics of development. These articles span decades, and the works he has coauthored give an indication of the wide-ranging intellectual collaboration he maintained throughout his career. Second, there are a number of contributions from persons acquainted with his work or who have personally worked with him. These papers come from those inside and outside the World Bank Group. Third, there are three papers from colleagues who have worked with Vinod in his most recent position as Director-General and Senior Vice President of the Independent Evaluation Group (lEG). The last section of the book is a personal reflection by Vinod on his 35 years in the World Ba...

Evaluation Journal of Australasia, 2001

There are growing pressures in countries throughout the world to improve the performance of their... more There are growing pressures in countries throughout the world to improve the performance of their public sectors. One strategy now being employed in both developed and developing countries is to design and construct performance-based monitoring and evaluation (M&E) systems so as to be able to track the results produced (or not) by governments. This paper describes a 10-step approach to the design and construction of such M&E systems that is currently being deployed in a number of developing countries. The overall strategy builds on the experiences of developed countries – especially those in the OECD – but also reflects the particular challenges and difficulties faced by developing countries that can range from a lack of skill capacity to poor governance structures to systems that are far from transparent. The last section of the paper addresses in detail the first of the 10 steps – that of assessing whether a country is, in fact, ready to begin the process of M&E system design and ...

The World Bank enjoys copyright under protocol 2 of the Universal Copyright Convention. This mate... more The World Bank enjoys copyright under protocol 2 of the Universal Copyright Convention. This material may nonetheless be copied for research, educational, or scholarly purposes only in the member countries of The World Bank. Material in this series is subject to revision. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this document are entirely those of the author(s) and should not be attributed in any manner to The World Bank, to its affiliated organizations, or the members of its Board of Directors or the countries they represent. If this is reproduced or translated, EDI would appreciate a copy.

Encyclopedia of Evaluation

Performance-Based Monitoring (PBM) staff develops the Performance-Based Monitoring Analysis Syste... more Performance-Based Monitoring (PBM) staff develops the Performance-Based Monitoring Analysis System (PBMAS), an automated data system that reports annually on the performance of school districts and charter schools in selected program areas (bilingual education/English as a second language, career and technic

Contemporary Sociology, 1976

Some theoretical concerns: Rist, R. C. Pornography as a social problem. Kaplan, A. Obscenity as a... more Some theoretical concerns: Rist, R. C. Pornography as a social problem. Kaplan, A. Obscenity as an esthetic category.--Pornography and dilemmas of law: Berns, W. Beyond the (garbage) pale or, Democracy, censorship, and the arts. Legislative recommendations: report of the Committee on Obscenity and Pornography. Gagnon, J. H. and Simon, W. Pornography: raging menace or paper tiger? Warren, E., Jr. Obscenity laws: a shift to reality.--Pornography and dilemmas of morality: Slade, J. P. Pornographic theatersoff Times Square. Michelson, P. The pleasures of commodity or, How to make the world safe for pornography. Gardiner, H. J. Moral principles towards a definition of the obscene. MacGregor, J. The modern Machiavellians: the pornography of sexual game-playing. Steiner, G. Night words: high pornography and human privacy.--Pornography and social science research: The effects of explicit sexual materials: the report of the Commission on Obscenity and Pornography. Wilson, J. Q. Violence, pornography, and social science. Rist, R. C. Polity, politics, and social research.

Comparative Education Review, 1991