02106cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF020011 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781498334730 2663-3493 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Technical Assistance Evaluation Program : Findings of Evaluations and Updated Program. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2008. 1 online resource (89 pages) Policy Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students CARTAC, the second of the regional technical assistance centers, was created with singular emphasis on ownership of technical assistance by the beneficiary countries. To this end, it was structured as a UNDP project with the IMF as Executing Agency and with a Steering Committee empowered to give strategic guidance to the program and select its senior staff from short lists provided by the IMF. With the spread of the RTAC modality, the IMF has sought to bring the Centers' activities within the ambit of overall resource planning for technical assistance, ensure consistency with the institution's view on priorities for technical assistance in the countries concerned, and tighten quality control through backstopping. This has created the potential for conflict with the relative independence that CARTAC has enjoyed from its inception. The conclusion in this report, however, is that alignment with the IMF does not necessarily undermine country ownership and that the Steering Committee can play a pivotal role in defusing any tension that may arise. Mode of access: Internet Policy Papers; Policy Paper ; No. 2008/021 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/007/2008/021/007.2008.issue-021-en.xml IMF e-Library