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DRAFT ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK – WORKING PAPER No 2 Investing in rural development – a strategic review Alan Gibson December 2009 Suite One, 4 Saddler Street Durham DH1 3NP United Kingdom Tel: +44 191 383 1212 Fax: +44 191 383 1616 Email: global@ Introduction The Springfield Centre has been commissioned by the Office for Development Effectiveness (ODE) within the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) to lead a strategic review of Australia’s Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) investments in rural development. The initial purpose of the study, as outlined in the Terms of Reference, was to evaluate the impact of Australian ODA investments in rural development on improving rural livelihoods for men and women, and increasing agricultural productivity. However, based on extensive stakeholder consultation, the revised scope of the study is to undertake a strategic review of the effectiveness of ODA investments in rural development. The review process has two main phases (Figure 1). Phase 2 will cover the field visits to specific rural development experiences and final report development and presentations. Phase 1, the (current) inception phase, running from October 2009 to January 2010, is concerned with preparation for the later work and includes a number of related tasks, each of which will generate working papers for consideration by the review’s Advisory Group. Working Paper No. 1 reported on the outcome of initial discussions with key stakeholders. This paper presents the initial analytical framework that will shape the exercise – what the review will look at and what questions will be asked in doing so. This is a preliminary view only – it will be further refined for the final evaluation design which will be presented at the end of Phase 1. The review team is scheduled to finalise the review around May 2010. The paper is structured as follows. Section 2 defines what is meant by an analytical framework in the context of th