Analysis of Institutional Sustainability Issues in USAID (United States Agency for International Development) 1985-86 Project Evaluation Reports

摘要

Some 212 A.I.D. evaluation reports for FY85 and FY86, 50 of them analyzed in-depth, provided the basis for the study of the sustainability of the institutional components of A.I.D. projects. The study showed that only 11% of the projects received highly positive sustainability ratings, whereas 26% received strongly negative ratings. Few of the projects included explicit plans to mobilize resources or develop innovative means to cover costs in the long run. The chances of achieving sustainability were directly related to the strength of the linkages between key institutional players in a project and the institutions on which they depended. A number of factors militating against sustainability were found. One important finding was that only 40% of the 212 evaluation reports examined gave specific attention to sustainability issues.