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Latin America produces evidence; using it is another matter

Enpath · · 11 pages

A researcher consulting a folder in a records office.

Key takeaways

  • The region institutionalized the production of evidence more successfully than its use; level 4 of the ladder is the cross-cutting gap.
  • The level-4 test is citable: three decisions changed by evaluation in two years.
  • Citizen trust (36.3% in 2022) does not improve on archived evidence.
  • The link is repaired with cheap rules: mandatory response, learning agendas, review clauses in new programs.

In thirty years the region built some of the developing world's best evaluation systems. What it never built is the link that makes evidence change budgets, programs, and decisions.

The full document is currently published in Spanish; an English edition is prepared when demand warrants it. The Spanish record carries the complete summary and contents.