Preferences for Community-based Targeting - Field Experimental Evidence from Zambia

Schüring, Esther

doi:10.1016/j.worlddev.2013.10.004

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“…The non‐representative nature of our data does not allow for any additional regression analysis. We, however, corroborate the findings of this article with experimental data on targeting preferences of the same rural subsample (see Schüring, ).…”

Section: Datasupporting

confidence: 88%

“…The data from a rural allocation experiment, in which participants had to make decisions regarding whom to target given real monetary pay‐offs, corroborates the findings from the survey (Schüring, ). We observe a greater preference for targeting over universal benefits among the rural population, in particular in communities with prior targeting experience.…”

Section: Resultssupporting

confidence: 73%

“…In some political economy models of targeting, it matters whether the voter is purely self‐interested or pursues altruistic motives. One treatment condition of the rural allocation experiment in Zambia gave participants the option to allocate money to themselves (for details see Schüring ). This allowed us to analyze the extent to which selfishness or altruism prevailed as an allocation motive.…”

Section: Discussion Of Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Even if FGDs can introduce their own bias motivating participants to make choices that are in line with the expectations of other group members rather than their own preferences, the variability of outcomes highlights the importance of how views are obtained. In order to test whether respondents were only stating what was expected of them, we contrast our results with data from an incentivized allocation experiment that was done with the same rural subsample (see Schüring, ).…”

Section: Datamentioning

confidence: 99%

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The political economy of targeting – a critical review

Schüring¹,

Gassmann

2016

Development Policy Review

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The political economy models of targeting postulate that going universal is a win‐win situation, for the poor and the middle class, as well as those who are in power. This article critically discusses the assumptions behind the political economy arguments of targeting and tests whether a universal mechanism is bound to politically excel in a low‐income country context. On the basis of attitudinal surveys with the urban, rural and student population in Zambia, we do not find any support for the predictions of the political economy models. We discuss the assumptions of the political economy models in the light of these findings and consider potentially decisive parameters that the models currently do not incorporate.

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Section: Datasupporting

confidence: 88%

Section: Resultssupporting

confidence: 73%

Section: Discussion Of Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The political economy of targeting – a critical review

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Gassmann

2016

Development Policy Review

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“…This is an important indication of changing attitudes given that cooperation is reported to be limited in rural Zambia and there are reports of how small-scale farmers in difficult circumstances do not cooperate easily, seeing this a more risky than helpful (Schüring ,2014).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Wetland entrepreneurs: diversity in diversification in Zambian farming

McElwee

Wood

2017

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore enterprise diversification amongst wetland farmers in Zambia as a way of reducing poverty and improving sustainability. This paper identifies ways in which such entrepreneurial activities can be supported and applied more widely. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative study of Zambian farmers, based on a series of workshops and interviews held in Zambia with farmers and farm business advisers. Findings Despite adopting new technologies most farmers are restricted to the local market where their increased production holds down prices. However, a very small number of farmers are able to progress to production and marketing for markets in major urban centres hundreds of kilometres away, and considerably more are able to use the capital accumulated from wetland farming to diversify their household enterprises to reduce poverty and improve the sustainability and resilience of their livelihoods. Originality/value No work has previously been undertaken in diversification strategies of small-scale farmers in Zambia.

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