Improving Gender and Development Outcomes through Agency : Policy Lessons from Three Peruvian Experiences
Peruvian public policy is currently focused on economic growth with social inclusion. The Ministry of Development and Social Inclusion (MIDIS)-created in October 2011-leads the sector and promotes evidence-based public policy using three strategic...
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ABUSE ACCESS TO CREDIT ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT BANK ACCOUNT BANK ACCOUNTS BANKING SECTOR BANKING SYSTEM BANKS BASIC FINANCIAL LITERACY BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS BENEFICIARIES BENEFICIARY BENEFICIARY PARTICIPATION BEQUEST BOTH SEXES CALCULATION CALCULATIONS CASH CROPS CASH TRANSFER CASH TRANSFERS CITIZEN COMMERCIAL BANK COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT COMMUNITY LEADERS COMMUNITY WORKSHOP COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS CONSUMER CONTRIBUTION CONTRIBUTIONS CONTROL OVER RESOURCES CREDIBILITY CREDIT LINE CREDIT PRODUCTS CREDITS CRIME CURRICULUM DEBTS DECISION MAKING DEPOSIT DEPOSITS DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES DISCRIMINATION DISSEMINATION DIVERSIFICATION DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DRUG USE DRUGS EARNINGS ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES EQUIPMENT EQUIPMENT LOANS EQUITABLE ACCESS FAMILIES FAMILY MEMBER FAMILY MEMBERS FINANCIAL EDUCATION FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL KNOWLEDGE FINANCIAL LITERACY FINANCIAL LITERACY PROGRAM FINANCIAL LITERACY PROGRAMS FINANCIAL LITERACY TRAININGS FINANCIAL PRODUCT FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL RISK FINANCIAL SERVICES FINANCIAL SKILLS FINANCIAL SUPPORT FINANCIAL SYSTEM FORMAL LOANS FUTURE GOALS GENDER EQUALITY GENDER INEQUALITY GENDER ISSUES GENDER STEREOTYPES GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS GROUP LOANS GUARANTEE FUND HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM HEALTH CENTERS HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH PROMOTION HEALTH SYSTEM HOUSEHOLD SPENDING HUMAN CAPITAL HUSBANDS ILLITERATE WOMEN ILLNESS INCOME INCOME INCREASES INCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES INCOMES INDEBTEDNESS INDIGENOUS POPULATIONS INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTS INDIVIDUAL NEEDS INDIVIDUAL SAVINGS INEQUITABLE GENDER NORMS INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS INSURANCE INSURANCE PRODUCTS INTANGIBLE INTEREST RATE INTEREST RATES INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERVENTION INVESTMENT STRATEGY KNOWLEDGE GAPS LABOR MARKET LACK OF INFORMATION LEARNING LEGAL STATUS LENDERS LIFETIME LIQUIDITY LIQUIDITY MANAGEMENT LIVELIHOODS LOAN LOCAL ECONOMY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MALE HEALTH MANAGERIAL TOOL MEDICAL CARE MEDICAL SERVICES MICRO-INSURANCE MICROCREDIT MICROENTERPRISES MICROFINANCE MONETARY INCENTIVES NATIONAL STRATEGY NGO PATIENTS PERSONAL INVESTMENT POLICY ANALYST POLICY FORMULATION POLICY INITIATIVES POLICY MAKERS POVERTY REDUCTION PRACTITIONERS PRIMARY EDUCATION PRODUCTIVE INVESTMENTS PROGRAM IMPACTS PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION PROGRESS PROSPERITY PSYCHOLOGICAL SUPPORT PSYCHOLOGISTS PSYCHOLOGY PUBLIC GOODS PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC REGISTRY PURCHASES QUALITATIVE APPROACH QUALITATIVE RESEARCH QUALITY IMPROVEMENT QUANTITATIVE METHODS QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH QUESTIONNAIRE RENTS RESOURCE MANAGEMENT RESPECT RESPONSIBILITIES RETURN RETURNS RISK MANAGEMENT RISK OF DEATH RURAL AREAS RURAL RESIDENTS RURAL WOMEN SALARIES SALE SAVINGS SAVINGS ACCOUNT SAVINGS ACCOUNTS SAVINGS PLANS SAVINGS PROGRAM SAVINGS SCHEMES SCREENING SELF-ESTEEM SELF-RELIANCE SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL INCLUSION SOCIAL POLICIES SOCIAL PROGRAMS SOCIAL SUPPORT SOCIAL WELFARE SOCIALIZATION SOURCES OF INCOME SPOUSES SUBSISTENCE FARMING SUICIDE TARGETING TAX TAXIS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TEENAGE PREGNANCY TERMINATION TRAINING PROGRAMS TRAINING WORKSHOPS TRANSACTION TRANSACTION COSTS TUBERCULOSIS VALUABLE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN VOCATIONAL TRAINING VULNERABLE GROUPS WAGES WALKING WOMAN WORKERS WORTH Perova, Elizaveta Vakis, Renos Improving Gender and Development Outcomes through Agency : Policy Lessons from Three Peruvian Experiences |
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Latin America & Caribbean Peru |
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Peruvian public policy is currently
focused on economic growth with social inclusion. The
Ministry of Development and Social Inclusion (MIDIS)-created
in October 2011-leads the sector and promotes evidence-based
public policy using three strategic guidelines: 1) matching
criteria and mechanisms for the selection of areas and
target population, 2) generation of instruments for
inter-sectorial and inter-governmental result-based
coordination, and 3) activation of monitoring and evaluation
procedures to measure interventions' progress and
results. This study is about the incredible and frequently
underestimated role of agency-the ability to make choices to
achieve desired outcomes-in economic development. The
authors share the view that agency has inherent value for
development: it is an attribute and manifestation of
development, or using Sen's words, it is constituent to
development. This study however, focuses on the instrumental
role of agency for more tangible manifestations of
development, such as, poverty reduction and economic growth.
It attempts to show that expanding individual agency is a
powerful catalyst for improving welfare, as measured by
these concrete and widely used metrics of policy success.
Moreover, it argues that in many cases, improving
development outcomes through agency is highly
cost-effective. This study centers on several policy
initiatives in Peru, which as will be subsequently shown,
have improved the agency of their beneficiaries. The purpose
of this study is twofold. First, it aims at bridging this
information gap, providing a review of evidence that shows
how the psychological components of agency, such as
aspirations and self-esteem, can effectively contribute to
more traditional development objectives-ranging from higher
investments in human capital to increased income. Second,
the study reviews and synthesizes research on several policy
interventions in Peru, which have empowered their
beneficiaries. In this way, the study aims to derive
practical recommendations on how to incorporate
psychological elements of agency into policy interventions
in order to achieve better development outcomes. The study
is structured as follows: the next section discusses the
concept of agency, providing examples of its broad role in
achieving development objectives. The following section
reviews the quantitative and qualitative research that
served as the basis for this study and elaborates on the
methodologies used to derive the conclusions presented in
the ensuing section. The last section synthesizes the
conclusions of the review of different interventions in Peru
into six practical 'policy lessons'. |
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Perova, Elizaveta Vakis, Renos |
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Perova, Elizaveta Vakis, Renos |
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Perova, Elizaveta |
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Improving Gender and Development Outcomes through Agency : Policy Lessons from Three Peruvian Experiences |
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Improving Gender and Development Outcomes through Agency : Policy Lessons from Three Peruvian Experiences |
| title_full |
Improving Gender and Development Outcomes through Agency : Policy Lessons from Three Peruvian Experiences |
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Improving Gender and Development Outcomes through Agency : Policy Lessons from Three Peruvian Experiences |
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Improving Gender and Development Outcomes through Agency : Policy Lessons from Three Peruvian Experiences |
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improving gender and development outcomes through agency : policy lessons from three peruvian experiences |
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Lima: World Bank |
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2013 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/18028850/improving-gender-development-outcomes-through-agency-policy-lessons-three-peruvian-experiences http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16259 |
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okr-10986-162592021-04-23T14:03:28Z Improving Gender and Development Outcomes through Agency : Policy Lessons from Three Peruvian Experiences Perova, Elizaveta Vakis, Renos ABUSE ACCESS TO CREDIT ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT BANK ACCOUNT BANK ACCOUNTS BANKING SECTOR BANKING SYSTEM BANKS BASIC FINANCIAL LITERACY BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS BENEFICIARIES BENEFICIARY BENEFICIARY PARTICIPATION BEQUEST BOTH SEXES CALCULATION CALCULATIONS CASH CROPS CASH TRANSFER CASH TRANSFERS CITIZEN COMMERCIAL BANK COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT COMMUNITY LEADERS COMMUNITY WORKSHOP COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS CONSUMER CONTRIBUTION CONTRIBUTIONS CONTROL OVER RESOURCES CREDIBILITY CREDIT LINE CREDIT PRODUCTS CREDITS CRIME CURRICULUM DEBTS DECISION MAKING DEPOSIT DEPOSITS DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES DISCRIMINATION DISSEMINATION DIVERSIFICATION DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DRUG USE DRUGS EARNINGS ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES EQUIPMENT EQUIPMENT LOANS EQUITABLE ACCESS FAMILIES FAMILY MEMBER FAMILY MEMBERS FINANCIAL EDUCATION FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL KNOWLEDGE FINANCIAL LITERACY FINANCIAL LITERACY PROGRAM FINANCIAL LITERACY PROGRAMS FINANCIAL LITERACY TRAININGS FINANCIAL PRODUCT FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL RISK FINANCIAL SERVICES FINANCIAL SKILLS FINANCIAL SUPPORT FINANCIAL SYSTEM FORMAL LOANS FUTURE GOALS GENDER EQUALITY GENDER INEQUALITY GENDER ISSUES GENDER STEREOTYPES GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS GROUP LOANS GUARANTEE FUND HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM HEALTH CENTERS HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH PROMOTION HEALTH SYSTEM HOUSEHOLD SPENDING HUMAN CAPITAL HUSBANDS ILLITERATE WOMEN ILLNESS INCOME INCOME INCREASES INCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES INCOMES INDEBTEDNESS INDIGENOUS POPULATIONS INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTS INDIVIDUAL NEEDS INDIVIDUAL SAVINGS INEQUITABLE GENDER NORMS INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS INSURANCE INSURANCE PRODUCTS INTANGIBLE INTEREST RATE INTEREST RATES INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERVENTION INVESTMENT STRATEGY KNOWLEDGE GAPS LABOR MARKET LACK OF INFORMATION LEARNING LEGAL STATUS LENDERS LIFETIME LIQUIDITY LIQUIDITY MANAGEMENT LIVELIHOODS LOAN LOCAL ECONOMY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MALE HEALTH MANAGERIAL TOOL MEDICAL CARE MEDICAL SERVICES MICRO-INSURANCE MICROCREDIT MICROENTERPRISES MICROFINANCE MONETARY INCENTIVES NATIONAL STRATEGY NGO PATIENTS PERSONAL INVESTMENT POLICY ANALYST POLICY FORMULATION POLICY INITIATIVES POLICY MAKERS POVERTY REDUCTION PRACTITIONERS PRIMARY EDUCATION PRODUCTIVE INVESTMENTS PROGRAM IMPACTS PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION PROGRESS PROSPERITY PSYCHOLOGICAL SUPPORT PSYCHOLOGISTS PSYCHOLOGY PUBLIC GOODS PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC REGISTRY PURCHASES QUALITATIVE APPROACH QUALITATIVE RESEARCH QUALITY IMPROVEMENT QUANTITATIVE METHODS QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH QUESTIONNAIRE RENTS RESOURCE MANAGEMENT RESPECT RESPONSIBILITIES RETURN RETURNS RISK MANAGEMENT RISK OF DEATH RURAL AREAS RURAL RESIDENTS RURAL WOMEN SALARIES SALE SAVINGS SAVINGS ACCOUNT SAVINGS ACCOUNTS SAVINGS PLANS SAVINGS PROGRAM SAVINGS SCHEMES SCREENING SELF-ESTEEM SELF-RELIANCE SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL INCLUSION SOCIAL POLICIES SOCIAL PROGRAMS SOCIAL SUPPORT SOCIAL WELFARE SOCIALIZATION SOURCES OF INCOME SPOUSES SUBSISTENCE FARMING SUICIDE TARGETING TAX TAXIS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TEENAGE PREGNANCY TERMINATION TRAINING PROGRAMS TRAINING WORKSHOPS TRANSACTION TRANSACTION COSTS TUBERCULOSIS VALUABLE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN VOCATIONAL TRAINING VULNERABLE GROUPS WAGES WALKING WOMAN WORKERS WORTH Peruvian public policy is currently focused on economic growth with social inclusion. The Ministry of Development and Social Inclusion (MIDIS)-created in October 2011-leads the sector and promotes evidence-based public policy using three strategic guidelines: 1) matching criteria and mechanisms for the selection of areas and target population, 2) generation of instruments for inter-sectorial and inter-governmental result-based coordination, and 3) activation of monitoring and evaluation procedures to measure interventions' progress and results. This study is about the incredible and frequently underestimated role of agency-the ability to make choices to achieve desired outcomes-in economic development. The authors share the view that agency has inherent value for development: it is an attribute and manifestation of development, or using Sen's words, it is constituent to development. This study however, focuses on the instrumental role of agency for more tangible manifestations of development, such as, poverty reduction and economic growth. It attempts to show that expanding individual agency is a powerful catalyst for improving welfare, as measured by these concrete and widely used metrics of policy success. Moreover, it argues that in many cases, improving development outcomes through agency is highly cost-effective. This study centers on several policy initiatives in Peru, which as will be subsequently shown, have improved the agency of their beneficiaries. The purpose of this study is twofold. First, it aims at bridging this information gap, providing a review of evidence that shows how the psychological components of agency, such as aspirations and self-esteem, can effectively contribute to more traditional development objectives-ranging from higher investments in human capital to increased income. Second, the study reviews and synthesizes research on several policy interventions in Peru, which have empowered their beneficiaries. In this way, the study aims to derive practical recommendations on how to incorporate psychological elements of agency into policy interventions in order to achieve better development outcomes. The study is structured as follows: the next section discusses the concept of agency, providing examples of its broad role in achieving development objectives. The following section reviews the quantitative and qualitative research that served as the basis for this study and elaborates on the methodologies used to derive the conclusions presented in the ensuing section. The last section synthesizes the conclusions of the review of different interventions in Peru into six practical 'policy lessons'. 2013-11-14T19:18:45Z 2013-11-14T19:18:45Z 2013-07 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/18028850/improving-gender-development-outcomes-through-agency-policy-lessons-three-peruvian-experiences 978-612-46470-0-0 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16259 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Lima: World Bank Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Publication Economic & Sector Work :: Women in Development and Gender Study Economic & Sector Work Latin America & Caribbean Peru |