Reshaping institutions
Subtitle: evidence on external aid and local collective action
By: Katherine Casey, Rachel Glennerster, Edward Miguel
Contributors: Glennerster, Rachel; Miguel, Edward; National Bureau of Economic Research
Series: NBER working paper series -- working paper 17012; Working paper series (National Bureau of Economic Research : Online) -- working paper no. 17012.
Publisher: National Bureau of Economic Research
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Cambridge, MA
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Description: "Although institutions are believed to be key determinants of economic performance, there is limited evidence on how they can be successfully reformed.  The most popular strategy to improve local institutions in developing countries is "community driven development" (CDD).  This paper estimates the impact of a CDD program in post-war Sierra Leone using a randomized experiment and novel outcome measures.  We find positive short-run effects on local public goods provision, but no sustained impacts on fund-raising, decision-making processes, or the involvement of marginalized groups (like women) in local affairs, indicating that CDD was ineffective at durably reshaping local institutions"--National Bureau of Economic Research web site.
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