 The time is right: why evaluation is needed as the Caribbean recalibrates its quest for economic growth, development, prosperity, resilience, and sustainabilityNadini Persaud Chapter 7 in Handbook of Public Policy Evaluation in the Global South, 2025, pp 143-160 from Edward Elgar Publishing Abstract: The Caribbean is exposed to many exogenous shocks that erode economic development efforts and impede progress. Although the region is committed to Agenda 2030, evidence-based data is scarce, national statistical systems are dated, and the region must embrace a policy evaluation culture. Consequently, developmental progress in the Caribbean is in jeopardy since policy formulation needs to be supported with credible evidence. Prioritizing developmental policies to deal with the myriad challenges confronting the Caribbean is a complex task that must be adequately informed. As the Caribbean reflects on the way forward and recalibrates its developmental agenda post-COVID-19, it is incumbent that the region embraces a more transformational systems thinking vision—one that incorporates evidence-based data and, by extension, evaluations—since both are critical in the region's quest to improving the lives of its populace, and its efforts towards prosperity, resilience, and sustainability. Keywords: Caribbean region; Evaluation culture; Developmental agenda; Evidence-based data; Public sector policies (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:elg:eechap:24151_7 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Chapters from Edward Elgar Publishing |
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