ABBREVIATIONS
ADB – Asian Development BankADF – Asian Development FundADTA – advisory technical assistanceAusAID – Australian Agency for International DevelopmentCSP – country strategy and programDOR – Department of RoadsDPWT – Department of Public Works and TransportEIRR – economic internal rate of returnGMS – Greater Mekong SubregionIED – Independent Evaluation DepartmentJICA – Japan International Cooperation Agencykm – kilometer Lao PDR – Lao People’s Democratic RepublicMCTPC – Ministry of Communications, Transport, Post, and ConstructionMPWT – Ministry of Public Works and TransportNSEDP – National Socioeconomic Development PlanOPEC – Organization of Petroleum Exporting CountriesPCR – project completion reportPPER – project performance evaluation reportPPTA – project preparatory technical assistancePRC – People’s Republic of ChinaRMF – Road Maintenance FundRRP – report and recommendation of the PresidentSAPE – sector assistance program evaluationSida – Swedish International Development Cooperation AgencySWAp – sector-wide approachTA – technical assistanceUNDP – United Nations Development Programme
NOTES
(i) The fiscal year (FY) of the Government of the Lao People’s Democratic Republicis from 1 October to 30 September. FY before a calendar year denotes the year in which the fiscal year ends, e.g., FY2000 ends on 30 September 2000.(ii) In this report, "$" refers to US dollars.(iii) For an explanation of rating descriptions used in evaluation reports of the AsianDevelopment Bank, see Asian Development Bank. 2006.
Guidelines for Preparing Performance Evaluation Reports for Public Sector Operations.
Manila.
Key Words
adb, asian development bank, development effectiveness, infrastructure, lao pdr, lao people'sdemocratic republic, performance evaluation, roads, road maintenance, transport