Introduction
A note on terminology and scope
What is agency effectiveness, and why does it matter?
Three pressures on agency effectiveness in the SDG era
Pressures on why development agencies act
Pressures on what development agencies do
Pressures on how development agencies work
Five dimensions of agency effectiveness
Agency effectiveness as allocation
Agency effectiveness as compliance with global principles
Agency effectiveness as cost-efficiency
Agency effectiveness as organisational design
Agency effectiveness as adaptive management
The future of development agency effectiveness: Three key considerations
Priorities
Structures
Capabilities
Conclusion
References
A note on terminology and scope
What is agency effectiveness, and why does it matter?
Three pressures on agency effectiveness in the SDG era
Pressures on why development agencies act
Pressures on what development agencies do
Pressures on how development agencies work
Five dimensions of agency effectiveness
Agency effectiveness as allocation
Agency effectiveness as compliance with global principles
Agency effectiveness as cost-efficiency
Agency effectiveness as organisational design
Agency effectiveness as adaptive management
The future of development agency effectiveness: Three key considerations
Priorities
Structures
Capabilities
Conclusion
References