Do Elected Councils Improve Governance? Experimental Evidence on Local Institutions in Afghanistan

Do Elected Councils Improve Governance? Experimental Evidence on Local Institutions in Afghanistan

Using data from a field experiment in 500 villages, this paper studies how local institutions affect the quality of governance, as measured by aid distribution outcomes. In villages where elected councils exist and manage distributions, aid targeti...

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Main Authors: Beath, Andrew, Christia, Fotini, Enikolopov, Ruben
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:
ABUSE OF POWER
ACCOUNTABILITY
CAUSAL EFFECTS
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
CITIZENS
CIVIL WAR
COLLECTION ACTIVITIES
COLLECTIVE ACTION
COMMUNIST
COMMUNITIES
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
COMMUNITY GOVERNANCE
COMMUNITY MEMBERS
COMMUNITY-DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT
CONSENSUS
CONSULTATION
CONSULTATIONS
CORRUPTION
COUNCILS
COUNTRYSIDE
CREDIBILITY
DATA ANALYSIS
DATA COLLECTION
DECISION MAKERS
DECISION-MAKERS
DECISION-MAKING
DECISION-MAKING PROCESS
DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES
DECISIONMAKING
DEMOCRACY
DEMOCRATIC ELECTIONS
DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS
DEMOCRATIZATION
DISTRICT LEVEL
DISTRICTS
DRINKING WATER
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC POLICY
ELECTORAL RULES
EMBEZZLEMENT
FACTOR ENDOWMENTS
FEMALE
FIELD EXPERIMENT
FIGURES
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
FOOD SHORTAGES
FORMAL EDUCATION
GENDER
GOVERNANCE INSTITUTIONS
GOVERNANCE OUTCOMES
GOVERNANCE QUALITY
GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
HOUSEHOLDS
HUMAN CAPITAL
INCOME
INEQUALITY
INFANT MORTALITY
INSTITUTION BUILDING
INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE
INSTITUTIONAL REFORM
INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS
INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURES
INTENDED BENEFICIARIES
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INTERVENTION
INTERVENTIONS
LEGITIMACY
LEVELS OF PARTICIPATION
LINE MINISTRIES
LIVESTOCK
LOCAL BODIES
LOCAL GOVERNANCE
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
LOCAL INSTITUTIONS
LOCAL PARTICIPATION
MARGINALIZED GROUPS
NATIONAL LEVEL
PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN
POLITICAL AUTHORITY
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS
POLITICIANS
POWER-HOLDERS
PREPARATION
PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION
PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT
PUBLIC POLICIES
PUBLIC POLICY
PUBLIC RESOURCES
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SECTOR GOVERNANCE
PUBLIC SERVICE
QUANTITATIVE DATA
RECONSTRUCTION
REHABILITATION
RENT-SEEKING BEHAVIOR
RENTS
REVOLUTION
RURAL AREAS
RURAL POPULATION
SEPARATION OF POWERS
SOCIAL CAPITAL
SOCIAL COHESION
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
SOCIOECONOMIC DATA
SUBJECTIVE ASSESSMENTS
TAXATION
TRANSPARENCY
VILLAGE
VILLAGE ELDERS
VILLAGE LEVEL
VILLAGER
VILLAGERS
VILLAGES
YOUTH
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/06/17928979/elected-councils-improve-governance-experimental-evidence-local-institutions-afghanistan
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15869

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/06/17928979/elected-councils-improve-governance-experimental-evidence-local-institutions-afghanistan
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15869

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