1. Why impact assessment?
2. Historical overview of impact assessment
3. What do we mean by impact assessment?
4. Power and participation
5. Findings related to impact assessment
The different approaches to impact assessment
On change, objectives, and indicators
On tools and methods
6. Broader policy implications
Impact assessment and organisations: the problems of attribution and aggregation
The future of NGOs: towards a virtuous circle?
Poverty and gender issues
Resource allocation