Evaluation of General Budget Support: Synthesis Report - Belgium

3. PGBS in the Study Countries
Implications for the Evaluation
3.19 Taking duration, amounts and donor participation together, there are very different
degrees of penetration of PGBS among the study countries. This means that there is rich
variety among the sample, with opportunities to draw lessons from inter-country contrasts as
well as similarities. At the same time, the short history of PGBS in all cases limits the scope for
robust findings at outcome and impact level. This is especially so for the two countries (Malawi
and Nicaragua) where PGBS is particularly recent and/or unconsummated, although these
countries can still add depth to our understanding of the initial stages of PGBS.
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