Community Programs and Women's Participation : The Chinese Experience
Using household data specifically collected for the purpose of evaluation, the authors empirically evaluate the impact on household income of a rural program in China that focuses on increasing women's economic and social participation in the...
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| Format: | Policy Research Working Paper |
| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2014
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/06/1346428/community-programs-womens-participation-chinese-experience http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19608 |
| Summary: | Using household data specifically
collected for the purpose of evaluation, the authors
empirically evaluate the impact on household income of a
rural program in China that focuses on increasing
women's economic and social participation in the local
community. They find that the program substantially
increases women's participation and household income,
and also generates positive social benefits. The
authors' results also suggest that the income gains
accrue only to participants, and partly at the expense of
nonparticipants. They find that the magnitude of the
program's impact depends sensitively on the
program's ability to increase participation rates
within villages. In the presence of the program, individual
participation helps to prevent negative externalities and to
buy into the positive gains accruing to participants. The
authors' results support the view that effectively
implemented gender-focused interventions can have
substantial social benefits when supported by the necessary
legal and institutional framework. |
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