Assessing the Longer Term Impact of Community-Driven Development Programs : Evidence from a Field Experiment in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Community-driven development programs are a popular model for service delivery and socioeconomic development, especially in countries reeling from civil strife. Despite their popularity, the evidence on their impact is mixed at best. Most studies t...

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Main Authors:	Mvukiyehe, Eric, van der Windt, Peter
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2020
Subjects:	COMMUNITY-DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT SERVICE DELIVERY SOCIAL COHESION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FIELD EXPERIMENT CIVIL CONFLICT PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT ECONOMIC WELFARE HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY EDUCATION QUALITY
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/548521580495457933/Assessing-the-Longer-Term-Impact-of-Community-Driven-Development-Programs-Evidence-from-a-Field-Experiment-in-the-Democratic-Republic-of-Congo http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33296

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spelling	okr-10986-332962022-09-20T00:13:05Z Assessing the Longer Term Impact of Community-Driven Development Programs : Evidence from a Field Experiment in the Democratic Republic of Congo Mvukiyehe, Eric van der Windt, Peter COMMUNITY-DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT SERVICE DELIVERY SOCIAL COHESION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FIELD EXPERIMENT CIVIL CONFLICT PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT ECONOMIC WELFARE HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY EDUCATION QUALITY Community-driven development programs are a popular model for service delivery and socioeconomic development, especially in countries reeling from civil strife. Despite their popularity, the evidence on their impact is mixed at best. Most studies thus far are based on data collected during, or shortly after, program implementation. Community-driven development's theory of change, however, allows for a longer time frame for program exposure to produce impact. This study examines the longer term impact of a randomized community-driven development program implemented in 1,250 villages in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo between 2007 and 2012. The study team returned to these villages in 2015, eight years after the onset of the program. The study finds evidence of the physical endurance of infrastructure built by the program. However, it finds no evidence that the program had an impact on other dimensions of service provision, health, education, economic welfare, women's empowerment, governance, and social cohesion. These findings suggest that, although community-driven development programs may effectively deliver public infrastructure, longer term impacts on economic development and social transformation appear to be limited. 2020-02-06T17:41:04Z 2020-02-06T17:41:04Z 2020-01 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/548521580495457933/Assessing-the-Longer-Term-Impact-of-Community-Driven-Development-Programs-Evidence-from-a-Field-Experiment-in-the-Democratic-Republic-of-Congo http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33296 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 9140 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Africa Congo, Democratic Republic of
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topic	COMMUNITY-DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT SERVICE DELIVERY SOCIAL COHESION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FIELD EXPERIMENT CIVIL CONFLICT PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT ECONOMIC WELFARE HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY EDUCATION QUALITY
spellingShingle	COMMUNITY-DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT SERVICE DELIVERY SOCIAL COHESION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FIELD EXPERIMENT CIVIL CONFLICT PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT ECONOMIC WELFARE HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY EDUCATION QUALITY Mvukiyehe, Eric van der Windt, Peter Assessing the Longer Term Impact of Community-Driven Development Programs : Evidence from a Field Experiment in the Democratic Republic of Congo
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description	Community-driven development programs are a popular model for service delivery and socioeconomic development, especially in countries reeling from civil strife. Despite their popularity, the evidence on their impact is mixed at best. Most studies thus far are based on data collected during, or shortly after, program implementation. Community-driven development's theory of change, however, allows for a longer time frame for program exposure to produce impact. This study examines the longer term impact of a randomized community-driven development program implemented in 1,250 villages in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo between 2007 and 2012. The study team returned to these villages in 2015, eight years after the onset of the program. The study finds evidence of the physical endurance of infrastructure built by the program. However, it finds no evidence that the program had an impact on other dimensions of service provision, health, education, economic welfare, women's empowerment, governance, and social cohesion. These findings suggest that, although community-driven development programs may effectively deliver public infrastructure, longer term impacts on economic development and social transformation appear to be limited.
format	Working Paper
author	Mvukiyehe, Eric van der Windt, Peter
author_facet	Mvukiyehe, Eric van der Windt, Peter
author_sort	Mvukiyehe, Eric
title	Assessing the Longer Term Impact of Community-Driven Development Programs : Evidence from a Field Experiment in the Democratic Republic of Congo
title_short	Assessing the Longer Term Impact of Community-Driven Development Programs : Evidence from a Field Experiment in the Democratic Republic of Congo
title_full	Assessing the Longer Term Impact of Community-Driven Development Programs : Evidence from a Field Experiment in the Democratic Republic of Congo
title_fullStr	Assessing the Longer Term Impact of Community-Driven Development Programs : Evidence from a Field Experiment in the Democratic Republic of Congo
title_full_unstemmed	Assessing the Longer Term Impact of Community-Driven Development Programs : Evidence from a Field Experiment in the Democratic Republic of Congo
title_sort	assessing the longer term impact of community-driven development programs : evidence from a field experiment in the democratic republic of congo
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2020
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/548521580495457933/Assessing-the-Longer-Term-Impact-of-Community-Driven-Development-Programs-Evidence-from-a-Field-Experiment-in-the-Democratic-Republic-of-Congo http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33296
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Assessing the Longer Term Impact of Community-Driven Development Programs : Evidence from a Field Experiment in the Democratic Republic of Congo

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