Case Studies of Project Sustainability: Implications for Policy and Operationsfrom Asian Experience

摘要

The report presents empirical data and case studies on project sustainabilityexperience in Asia, and assesses the importance of the concept in Bangladesh. It begins by discussing the concept of project sustainability, its importance to developing countries, and the factors affecting the sustainability of projects. It then reviews project sustainability experience in agriculture, and in regional and urban development in Asia. It goes on to summarize the case studies used to assess the sustainability and the internal (design and implementation) and external (economic, political, and cultural) factors which affected the sustainability of the First Integrated Rural Development Project, the Universal Primary Education Project, and the Agricultural University Project. It considers some of the policy issues which arise in trying to ensure more sustainable projects, and then discusses the implications for project design and implementation. The annex presents a sustainability checklist which can be used to develop an index of the degree of sustainability of projects.