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Impact and the role of information, deliberation, and administrative placement Bjorn van Campenhout, Nassul Kabunga, Tewodaj Mogues, and Caroline Miehe Background Public service delivery in Uganda has been greatly affected by ineffective monitoring and weak accountability mechanisms, especially with respect to beneficiaries holding service providers This policy note summarizes findings from an assessment of the impact of communitybased monitoring and accountability forumspopularly known as barazasimplemented by the government of Uganda. The key messages from this study include: • Barazas are a worthwhile investment. Because barazas impact a large number of households and cost relatively little, the rate of return is generally substantial, even if treatment effects are small in size. • A mix of sub-county level and district level barazas is likely to be most effective. While for some outcomes, e.g., agriculture, barazas organized at the sub-county level are most cost-effective, for others, e.g., infrastructure, barazas at the district level provide most value for money.
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