2The Nature of Interventions: What We Evaluate
Chapter 1 introduced some key ideas about evaluation that have emerged over time, and introduced a working definition of what we mean by evaluation. It also put forward a view of evaluation as complementary to, and supportive of, the development and provision of effective and responsive public and private sector interventions (evaluands).
All programmatic interventions cost money and resources. In a civil society it is incumbent on public and not-for-profit providers to ensure that policies, support and administrative programs and other resources designed to improve the social condition are as effective and efficient as possible. This means responsive program planning, attention to implementation, ...
