Kim Forss holds a PhD from the Stockholm School of Economics. His research has concerned comparative studies of evaluation, the design of inquiring systems and organizational learning, utilization of results, as well as process use of evaluation. He works as an independent researcher out of his firm Andante - tools for thinking AB.Mitta Marra is Visiting Professor of Comparative Public Policy at The George Washington University.  She is Associate Editor of Evaluation and Program Planning (EPP) and Editor in Chief of RIV - Rassena Italiana di Valutazione.

• ForewordKathryn Newcomer1. IntroductionKim Forss and Mita MarraPart I: Equity in Theory: Implications for Evaluation2. Thinking about Equity: From Philosophy to Social ScienceMita Marra and Kim Forss3. How Much Equity Do We Need? A Decision-Making Tool Reconciling Utilitarian and Rawlsian Approaches to Collective EfficiencyBarbara Befani4. Inequality, Institutions, and Change—The Case of SenegalJens AnderssonPart II: Equity in Evaluation Approaches: Challenges for Evaluators5. Renewing Democratic Evaluation—The Case of a Progressive Evaluation ModelRobert Picciotto6. Beyond Feminist and Gender-Based Approaches: Evaluating Cooperation between Men and Women for Gender EquityMita Marra7. Equity versus (Gender) Equality: Complexities and Implications in Programming, Monitoring, and EvaluationLydia Ruprecht and Sara Callegari8. Using Th eories of Reach to Enhance Equity Considerations in EvaluationJohn Mayne9. Achieving Equality at Scale through System Transformation: Evaluating System ChangeTom Ling10. Monitoring Equity and the Evaluation of Equity Monitoring SystemsPeter WilkinsPart III: Equity in Program Evaluation: Lessons Learnt11. Supporting Vulnerable Communities to Adapt to Climate Change: Defi ning Vulnerability and Evaluating OutcomesAlison Pollard12. Evaluations of the Impact of Fair Trade on Development: Th e Case of CoffeeSteve Jacob13. Impact for Whom? Analyzing and Valuing the Distribution of Benefi ts from Sexual and Reproductive Health InterventionsKim Forss14. Evaluating Equity within a Heterogeneous Group: The Challenges Faced by Child Rights Programming and Their EvaluationAnanda S. Millard15. Getting Good Data to Evaluate Employment Equity Initiatives: An Example from CanadaMaria Barrados16. Equity-Oriented Interventions and Defining the Populations of Aboriginal Peoples and National Minorities: Experiences from Sweden, Canada, and AustraliaMaria Barrados, Kim Forss, and Peter WilkinsContributorsIndex