Are There Lasting Impacts of Aid to Poor Areas? Evidence from Rural China

The paper revisits the site of a large, World Bank-financed, rural development program in China 10 years after it began and four years after disbursements ended. The program emphasized community participation in multi-sectoral interventions (includ...

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Main Authors:	Chen, Shaohua, Mu, Ren, Ravallion, Martin
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO CREDIT ACCESS TO SERVICES ACCOUNTING ACCURATE ESTIMATES AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT BANK AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AID EFFECTIVENESS ANNUAL INCOME ANNUAL RETURNS ANTI-POVERTY ANTI-POVERTY POLICIES ARBITRAGE ASSETS AVAILABILITY OF CREDIT BANK LOANS BENEFICIARY BIASES CALCULATIONS CAPITAL MARKETS CAPITAL STOCKS CAPITAL-MARKET CASH EXPENDITURE CASH TRANSFERS CD COMMODITIES COMMUNITY GROUPS COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION COMPARATIVE ECONOMICS CONSTRAINTS ON ACCESS CONTINGENCIES CONTRIBUTION COUNTERFACTUAL CREDIT CONSTRAINTS CREDIT MARKET CREDIT MARKET FAILURES DAY-CARE DEBT DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS DRINKING WATER ECONOMETRICS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC RESEARCH ECONOMIC THEORY EDUCATION LEVEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ENDOWMENTS ENROLLMENT ENROLMENT RATES ETHNIC MINORITIES EVALUATION METHODS EXPENDITURES EXTREME POVERTY FAMILY MEMBER FAMILY MEMBERS FARM EMPLOYMENT FARM ENTERPRISES FARM INCOME FARM PRODUCTIVITY FARMERS FOOD STAPLES FORM OF CREDIT FORM OF SAVING FUTURE INCOME GENDER GROWTH RATE HEALTH INSURANCE HOUSEHOLD HEAD HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD PARTICIPATION HOUSEHOLD SAVING HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HOUSEHOLDS ICR IMPACT EVALUATION IMPACT ON POVERTY IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION REPORT INCOME INCOME GAINS INCOME GROUP INCOME IMPACTS INCOME INEQUALITY INCOME LEVELS INCOME POVERTY INCOMES INEQUALITIES INEQUALITY INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS INSURANCE INTEREST PAYMENTS INTEREST RATE INTEREST RATES INTERVENTION IRRIGATION JOB TRAINING LABOR MOBILITY LACK OF CAPITAL LAND QUALITY LIQUIDITY LOAN LOAN ACTIVITY LOAN AMOUNTS LOAN REPAYMENT LOAN REPAYMENTS LOW INCOME LOW-INCOME LOW-INCOME GROUP MARGINAL PRODUCT MARGINAL PRODUCTS MARKET FAILURES MATCHING METHODS MIGRANT WORKERS OUTCOME INDICATORS PARTICIPATORY PROCESSES PERMANENT INCOME PERMANENT INCOME HYPOTHESIS POLITICAL ECONOMY POOR POOR AREAS POOR COUNTRIES POOR INFRASTRUCTURE POVERTY IMPACT POVERTY IMPACTS POVERTY INCIDENCE POVERTY INDEX POVERTY LINE POVERTY LINES POVERTY MEASURES POVERTY MONITORING POVERTY POLICIES POVERTY POVERTY POVERTY RATE POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION PROJECT PRECAUTIONARY SAVING PRECAUTIONARY SAVINGS PRIVATE INVESTMENT PROBABILITY PRODUCTION COSTS PRODUCTION FUNCTIONS PRODUCTION INPUTS PRODUCTIVE ASSETS PROGRAMS PUBLIC ECONOMICS PUBLIC GOODS PUBLIC SPENDING PURCHASING POWER PURCHASING POWER PARITY QUESTIONNAIRES RATE OF INTEREST RATE OF RETURN RATES OF INTEREST REFLEXIVE COMPARISONS REGIONAL POVERTY RELEVANT POPULATION REMITTANCES REMOTE VILLAGES REPAYMENT REPAYMENT RATES REPAYMENTS RURAL RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL ECONOMY RURAL HOUSEHOLD RURAL LIVING STANDARDS RURAL ROADS SALE SAVINGS SAVINGS RATE SELECTION BIAS SOCIAL SERVICES SOURCES OF CREDIT SOURCES OF FINANCE TARGETING TEACHER TRAINING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TOTAL COST TOTAL REVENUE TRAINING PROGRAM TREATMENT EFFECTS TUITION TYPES OF LOANS URBAN AREAS VILLAGE VILLAGE CHARACTERISTICS WAGE WAGE INCOME WEALTH
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