β Scribed by Ghazala Mansuri, Vijayendra Rao
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Cover
Contents
Foreword
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Abbreviations
Overview
The History of Participatory Development and Decentralization
A Conceptual Framework for Participation
Empirical Findings
Moving Beyond the Evidence
Conclusion
1. Why Does Participation Matter?
The History of Participatory Development
Organic versus Induced Participation
Scope of the Report and Roadmap
Notes
References
2. A Conceptual Framework for Participatory Development
Market Failure
Government Failure
Civil Society Failure
Conclusions
Notes
References
3. The Challenge of Inducing Participation
Participation and the Capacity to Engage
Diagnosing Failure Triangles
Deriving Hypotheses
Notes
References
4. How Important Is Capture?
Corruption and Local Accountability
Participation and Resource Allocation in Induced Community-Driven Development Programs
Participation and Resource Allocation under Decentralization
Can Electoral Incentives Reduce Rent-Seeking?
Conclusions
Notes
References
5. Does Participation Improve Development Outcomes?
Identification of Beneficiaries
Sustainable Management of Common-Pool Resources
Participation and the Quality of Local Infrastructure
Community Engagement in Public Service Delivery
The Poverty Impact of Participatory Projects
Conclusions
Notes
References
6. Does Participation Strengthen Civil Society?
Participatory Decision Making and Social Cohesion in Induced Development Projects
Representation Quotas and Inclusion Mandates
Community-Driven Reconstruction
Participatory Councils and Deliberative Spaces
Conclusions
Notes
References
7. Conclusion: How Can Participatory Interventions Be Improved?
The Importance of Context
Donors, Governments, and Trajectories of Change
Open Research Questions
Monitoring, Evaluation, and Attention to Context: Results of a Survey of World Bank Projects
The Need for Better Monitoring and Evaluation and Different Project Structures
Notes
References
Index
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Figures
1.1 A typology of induced participation
3.1 Possible trajectories of local participation
7.1 World Bank project managersβ years of experience working on community-driven development and local governance projects
7.2 Percentage of World Bank project managers who believe monitoring and evaluation is a priority for senior management
7.3 Percentage of World Bank project managers who believe government counterparts would engage in monitoring and evaluation if the Bank did not require it
7.4 Percentage of World Bank project managers who believe the Bank creates the right incentives for them to engage in monitoring and evaluation
7.5 Percentage of World Bank project managers who believe that project supervision budgets are tailored to project size, project complexity, and country context
7.6 Percentage of World Bank project managers who believe that participatory development projects are supported long enough to achieve sustainability in community processes
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