Who is at the Wheel When Communities Drive Development? Evidence from the Philippines

Labonne, Julien; Chase, Robert S.

doi:10.1016/j.worlddev.2008.05.006

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“…Villages successful in getting funding during a cycle are still eligible for funding in the subsequent cycles. Since those villages tend to have higher ex-ante levels of social capital (Labonne and Chase, 2009), the project could increase inequality in social capital levels between communities if the funding stage had a positive impact on social capital.…”

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“…32 31 This is supported by findings by Godquin and Quisumbing (2007) in rural communities of the Philippines. 32 As shown in Labonne and Chase (2009), Funding jkt is likely to be correlated with w jkt and y jk(t − 1) which would lead to biased estimates as this violates the strict exogeneity assumption. Thus, those results are only indicative of important trends that would deserve further study.…”

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Do community-driven development projects enhance social capital? Evidence from the Philippines

Labonne

Chase²

2011

Journal of Development Economics

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We explore the social capital impacts of a community-driven development project in the Philippines in which communities competed for block grants for infrastructure investment. The analysis uses a unique panel data set of about 2100 households, aggregated at the village-level, collected in 66 treatment and 69 comparison communities. We provide both difference-in-differences and propensity score matching estimates. We find that the project increased participation in village assemblies and the frequency with which local officials meet with residents and had a negative impact on collective action. There is also more limited evidence of a positive impact of the project on bridging (i.e., generalized) trust and of a negative impact on group membership.

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Do community-driven development projects enhance social capital? Evidence from the Philippines

Labonne

Chase²

2011

Journal of Development Economics

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“…The operation and outcomes of CDD interventions may therefore depend on how the agency of CBWs is constructed and enacted. Recognising human agency in CDD (as opposed to technocratic interpretations), some critics argue that the vigorous promotion of community-based approaches overlooks the complexity of relational power and cultural dynamics which are present in villages, just as they are present in global institutions (Bebbington et al 2004;Mdee 2008;Labonne and Chase 2009). The homogeneous 'community' is often more an idea than a reality.…”

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Service delivery on the cheap? Community-based workers in development interventions

Boesten¹,

Mdee²,

Cleaver

2011

Development in Practice

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Within current neo-liberal approaches to development, models of community-driven development assume that community-based workers (CBWs) are key actors in improved and accessible service delivery. We argue that use of CBWs is under-theorised and seems to be based largely on untested assumptions about community participation and responsibility. Drawing on case studies on potable-water management and home-based care for HIV/AIDS patients in Tanzania and South Africa, the article explores issues of accountability, professionalism, and personal motivations in systems involving CBWs. It argues that many assumptions in relation to the effectiveness of CBW programmes require re-visiting.Prestation de services à bon marché ? Les travailleurs communautaires dans les interventions de développement Dans le cadre des approches néolibérales actuelles du développement, les modèles de dévelop-pement impulsé par la communauté supposent que les travailleurs communautaires (TC) sont des acteurs clés dans la prestation améliorée et accessible de services. Nous soutenons que l'utilisation de TC est sous-théorisée et semble se baser largement sur des suppositions qui n'ont pas été mises à l'épreuve concernant la participation et la responsabilité de la communauté. Sur la base d'études de cas de la gestion de l'eau potable et des soins à domicile pour des patients atteints du VIH/du sida en Tanzanie et en Afrique du Sud, cet article examine les questions de redevabilité, de professionnalisme et de motivations personnelles dans les systèmes faisant intervenir des TC.Il soutient que de nombreuses suppositions concernant l'efficacité des programmes de TC doivent faire l'objet d'une nouvelle réflexion.Distribuição barata de serviços? Trabalhadores comunitários em ações de desenvolvimento Nas abordagens neoliberais atuais relativas ao desenvolvimento, os modelos de desenvolvimento orientados pela comunidade pressupõem que trabalhadores baseados na comunidade (CBWs) são agentes-chave na implementação de serviços melhores e acessíveis. Argumentamos que o uso de CBWs está sub-teorizado e parece estar baseado em grande parte em pressupostos não testados sobre a participação e responsabilidade da comunidade. Baseando-se em estudos de caso sobre gestão de água potável e cuidados em domicílio para pacientes portadores de HIV/AIDS na Tanzânia e Á frica do Sul, o artigo explora questões sobre accountability, profissionalismo e motivações pessoais em sistemas envolvendo CBWs. O artigo argumenta que muitos pressupostos em relação à efetividade de programas de CBW precisam ser repensados. ¿Entrega de servicios con el menor gasto? Trabajadores comunitarios en acciones de desarrollo En el marco actual de enfoques neoliberales en el desarrollo se da por supuesto que los trabajadores comunitarios (TC) son actores clave en los modelos de desarrollo comunitario para asegurar una mejor y más accesible entrega de servicios. Los autores de este ensayo argumentan que el empleo de TC tiene poco sustento teórico y parece fundamentarse en gran parte en supuestos de...

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“…One of the major results emerging from this literature is that the resource allocation process typically reflects the preferences of elite groups. In addition, more unequal communities do much worse, especially when there is a concentration of political, economic and social power in the hands of a few (Rosenzweig and Foster, 2003;Besley et al, 2005;Galasso and Ravaillon, 2005;Rao and Ibáñez, 2005;Bardhan et al, 2008;Araujo et al, 2008;Labonne and Chase, 2009). As pointed out by Mansuri and Rao (2012), Chap.…”

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Elite capture through information distortion: A theoretical essay

Platteau

Somville

Wahhaj

2014

Journal of Development Economics

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Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen:Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden.Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen.Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. Abstract We investigate donor-beneficiary relationships in participatory development programs, where (i) communities are heterogeneous and dominated by the local elite, (ii) the elite strategically propose a project to the donor, knowing that the latter has imperfect knowledge of the needs of the target population. We analyze how changes in the donor's outside option or information about the needs of the target population affect elite capture. Our central, paradoxical result is that a more attractive outside option, or a higher quality of donor's information may end up encouraging the local elite to propose a project that better matches their own preference rather than the preference of the grassroots. Moreover, in the case where the noise in the donor's information follows a normal distribution, we find that a better outside option generally decreases elite capture but improved information about the needs of the target population is likely to increase elite capture. Terms of use: Documents in EconStor may

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Who is at the Wheel When Communities Drive Development? Evidence from the Philippines

Cited by 73 publications

References 17 publications

Do community-driven development projects enhance social capital? Evidence from the Philippines

Do community-driven development projects enhance social capital? Evidence from the Philippines

Service delivery on the cheap? Community-based workers in development interventions

Elite capture through information distortion: A theoretical essay

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