The Monitoring and Evaluation System of the State of Chihuahua. The Market and Costs of Public Program Evaluations

Abstract

This paper aims to describe the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) System in the state of Chihuahua and to analyze its achievements and challenges, particularly regarding the market, procedures and costs of evaluations. For this purpose, mixed methodology is used, including quantitative analysis statistical data on evaluations performed, as well as qualitative analysis of the M&E design, organization and the evaluation process. The case study shows relevant progress of the M&E System. However, its institutional design, the relevance of policies and programs selected for evaluation and the insufficient transparency of hiring processes need to be revised, as well as the criteria for determining the prices for each case. Its value lies in the importance of analyzing the institutional design of these systems and even though it is on a local level it allows for understanding the operation of other systems on a national level, and proposals are valid in any context.