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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Main Authors:	Coady, David, Dai, Xinyi, Wang, Limin
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	BENEFICIARIES CLINICS COLLECTIVE ACTION COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION COMMUNITY PROGRAMS DATA AVAILABILITY DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC OUTCOMES ECONOMICS EDUCATION EXPENDITURES ENROLMENT RATES EQUAL ACCESS EQUALITY EXPENDITURES FEMALE ILLITERACY GENDER GENDER EQUALITY GENDER ISSUES GIRLS HEALTH CARE HEALTH OUTCOMES HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLDS HOUSING ILLITERACY IMPERFECT INFORMATION INCOME INCOME IMPACTS INCOME LEVELS INEQUALITY INFORMATION IMPERFECTIONS INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK INSTRUMENTAL VARIABLES INSURANCE INSURANCE MARKETS INTERVENTION INTERVENTIONS LABOR MARKETS LIBRARIES LIFE EXPECTANCY LITERACY LITERACY CLASSES LITERACY RATES LOCAL COMMUNITIES LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MARKET FAILURES MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS NATURAL RESOURCES NUTRITION PARLIAMENT PARTICIPATION RATES PER CAPITA INCOME POLICY RESEARCH POLITICAL INFLUENCE POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS POLITICAL PARTY POVERTY REDUCTION PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PROGRAM EFFECTS PROGRAM EVALUATION PROGRAM IMPACTS PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM PLACEMENT BIAS PROGRAMS PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC POLICY READING REGRESSION ANALYSIS RURAL AREAS RURAL COMMUNITIES SCHOOL FEES SCHOOLS SOCIAL ACTIVITIES SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL JUSTICE TEXTBOOKS TOWNS URBAN AREAS VILLAGES
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/06/1346428/community-programs-womens-participation-chinese-experience http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19608

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spelling	okr-10986-196082021-04-23T14:03:43Z Community Programs and Women's Participation : The Chinese Experience Coady, David Dai, Xinyi Wang, Limin BENEFICIARIES CLINICS COLLECTIVE ACTION COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION COMMUNITY PROGRAMS DATA AVAILABILITY DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC OUTCOMES ECONOMICS EDUCATION EXPENDITURES ENROLMENT RATES EQUAL ACCESS EQUALITY EXPENDITURES FEMALE ILLITERACY GENDER GENDER EQUALITY GENDER ISSUES GIRLS HEALTH CARE HEALTH OUTCOMES HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLDS HOUSING ILLITERACY IMPERFECT INFORMATION INCOME INCOME IMPACTS INCOME LEVELS INEQUALITY INFORMATION IMPERFECTIONS INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK INSTRUMENTAL VARIABLES INSURANCE INSURANCE MARKETS INTERVENTION INTERVENTIONS LABOR MARKETS LIBRARIES LIFE EXPECTANCY LITERACY LITERACY CLASSES LITERACY RATES LOCAL COMMUNITIES LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MARKET FAILURES MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS NATURAL RESOURCES NUTRITION PARLIAMENT PARTICIPATION RATES PER CAPITA INCOME POLICY RESEARCH POLITICAL INFLUENCE POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS POLITICAL PARTY POVERTY REDUCTION PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PROGRAM EFFECTS PROGRAM EVALUATION PROGRAM IMPACTS PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM PLACEMENT BIAS PROGRAMS PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC POLICY READING REGRESSION ANALYSIS RURAL AREAS RURAL COMMUNITIES SCHOOL FEES SCHOOLS SOCIAL ACTIVITIES SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL JUSTICE TEXTBOOKS TOWNS URBAN AREAS VILLAGES 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. 2014-08-21T20:23:08Z 2014-08-21T20:23:08Z 2001-06 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/06/1346428/community-programs-womens-participation-chinese-experience http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19608 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 2622 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research East Asia and Pacific China
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topic	BENEFICIARIES CLINICS COLLECTIVE ACTION COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION COMMUNITY PROGRAMS DATA AVAILABILITY DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC OUTCOMES ECONOMICS EDUCATION EXPENDITURES ENROLMENT RATES EQUAL ACCESS EQUALITY EXPENDITURES FEMALE ILLITERACY GENDER GENDER EQUALITY GENDER ISSUES GIRLS HEALTH CARE HEALTH OUTCOMES HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLDS HOUSING ILLITERACY IMPERFECT INFORMATION INCOME INCOME IMPACTS INCOME LEVELS INEQUALITY INFORMATION IMPERFECTIONS INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK INSTRUMENTAL VARIABLES INSURANCE INSURANCE MARKETS INTERVENTION INTERVENTIONS LABOR MARKETS LIBRARIES LIFE EXPECTANCY LITERACY LITERACY CLASSES LITERACY RATES LOCAL COMMUNITIES LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MARKET FAILURES MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS NATURAL RESOURCES NUTRITION PARLIAMENT PARTICIPATION RATES PER CAPITA INCOME POLICY RESEARCH POLITICAL INFLUENCE POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS POLITICAL PARTY POVERTY REDUCTION PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PROGRAM EFFECTS PROGRAM EVALUATION PROGRAM IMPACTS PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM PLACEMENT BIAS PROGRAMS PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC POLICY READING REGRESSION ANALYSIS RURAL AREAS RURAL COMMUNITIES SCHOOL FEES SCHOOLS SOCIAL ACTIVITIES SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL JUSTICE TEXTBOOKS TOWNS URBAN AREAS VILLAGES
spellingShingle	BENEFICIARIES CLINICS COLLECTIVE ACTION COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION COMMUNITY PROGRAMS DATA AVAILABILITY DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC OUTCOMES ECONOMICS EDUCATION EXPENDITURES ENROLMENT RATES EQUAL ACCESS EQUALITY EXPENDITURES FEMALE ILLITERACY GENDER GENDER EQUALITY GENDER ISSUES GIRLS HEALTH CARE HEALTH OUTCOMES HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLDS HOUSING ILLITERACY IMPERFECT INFORMATION INCOME INCOME IMPACTS INCOME LEVELS INEQUALITY INFORMATION IMPERFECTIONS INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK INSTRUMENTAL VARIABLES INSURANCE INSURANCE MARKETS INTERVENTION INTERVENTIONS LABOR MARKETS LIBRARIES LIFE EXPECTANCY LITERACY LITERACY CLASSES LITERACY RATES LOCAL COMMUNITIES LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MARKET FAILURES MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS NATURAL RESOURCES NUTRITION PARLIAMENT PARTICIPATION RATES PER CAPITA INCOME POLICY RESEARCH POLITICAL INFLUENCE POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS POLITICAL PARTY POVERTY REDUCTION PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PROGRAM EFFECTS PROGRAM EVALUATION PROGRAM IMPACTS PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM PLACEMENT BIAS PROGRAMS PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC POLICY READING REGRESSION ANALYSIS RURAL AREAS RURAL COMMUNITIES SCHOOL FEES SCHOOLS SOCIAL ACTIVITIES SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL JUSTICE TEXTBOOKS TOWNS URBAN AREAS VILLAGES Coady, David Dai, Xinyi Wang, Limin Community Programs and Women's Participation : The Chinese Experience
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description	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.
format	Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
author	Coady, David Dai, Xinyi Wang, Limin
author_facet	Coady, David Dai, Xinyi Wang, Limin
author_sort	Coady, David
title	Community Programs and Women's Participation : The Chinese Experience
title_short	Community Programs and Women's Participation : The Chinese Experience
title_full	Community Programs and Women's Participation : The Chinese Experience
title_fullStr	Community Programs and Women's Participation : The Chinese Experience
title_full_unstemmed	Community Programs and Women's Participation : The Chinese Experience
title_sort	community programs and women's participation : the chinese experience
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2014
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/06/1346428/community-programs-womens-participation-chinese-experience http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19608
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Community Programs and Women's Participation : The Chinese Experience

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