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International Interventions to Build Social Capital : Evidence from a Field Experiment in Sudan

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dc.contributor.authorAvdeenko, Alexandra
dc.contributor.authorGilligan, Michael J.
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-18T20:24:23Z
dc.date.available2014-03-18T20:24:23Z
dc.date.issued2014-02
dc.description.abstractOver the past decade the international community, especially the World Bank, has conducted programs to increase local public service delivery in developing countries by improving local governing institutions and creating social capital. This paper evaluates one such program in Sudan to answer the question: Can the international community change the grassroots civic culture of developing countries to increase social capital? The paper offers three contributions. First, it uses lab-in-the-field measures to focus on the effects of the program on pro-social preferences without the confounding influence of any program- induced changes on local governing institutions. Second, it tests whether the program led to denser social networks in recipient communities. Based on these two measures, the effect of the program was a precisely estimated zero. However, in a retrospective survey, respondents from program communities characterized their behavior as being more pro-social and their communities more socially cohesive. This leads to a third contribution of the paper: it provides evidence for the hypothesis, stated by several scholars in the literature, that retrospective survey measures of social capital over biased evidence of a positive effect of these programs. Regardless of one's faith in retrospective self-reported survey measures, the results clearly point to zero impact of the program on pro-social preferences and social network density. Therefore, if the increase in self-reported behaviors is accurate, it must be because of social sanctions that enforce compliance with pro-social norms through mechanisms other than the social networks that were measured.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/02/18924896/international-interventions-build-social-capital-evidence-field-experiment-sudan
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6772
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/17311
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 6772
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subjectAVERAGE PERSON
dc.subjectCAPACITY BUILDING
dc.subjectCAUSAL EFFECTS
dc.subjectCAUSAL IMPACT
dc.subjectCITIZEN
dc.subjectCITIZEN PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectCITIZENS
dc.subjectCIVIC CULTURE
dc.subjectCIVIC EDUCATION
dc.subjectCIVIL SOCIETY
dc.subjectCIVIL WAR
dc.subjectCOLLECTIVE ACTION
dc.subjectCOMMUNITIES
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY BUILDING
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY COHESION
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY CONTRIBUTIONS
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY DECISION MAKING
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY LEADERS
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY MEETINGS
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY MEMBERS
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY MONITORING
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY NETWORKS
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY ORGANIZERS
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY-DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectCORRUPTION
dc.subjectDEMOCRACY
dc.subjectDESCRIPTION
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectEQUALITY
dc.subjectFACILITATORS
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectFAMILY MEMBERS
dc.subjectFAMILY NETWORKS
dc.subjectFAMILY RELATION
dc.subjectFEMALE
dc.subjectFEMALES
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectGENDER EQUALITY
dc.subjectGOVERNANCE INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectINCLUSION
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectLIFE CYCLE
dc.subjectLOCAL GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectLOCAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectLOCAL SOCIAL CAPITAL
dc.subjectLOCALITIES
dc.subjectMARGINALIZED GROUPS
dc.subjectNEIGHBORHOOD
dc.subjectNETWORK MEMBERSHIP
dc.subjectPARTICIPATORY DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectPARTNERSHIP
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ATTITUDES
dc.subjectPOLITICAL CHANGE
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPOLITICAL PROCESSES
dc.subjectPROCUREMENT
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectRECIPROCITY
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectSELF-HELP
dc.subjectSOCIAL ACTION
dc.subjectSOCIAL ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectSOCIAL BEHAVIOR
dc.subjectSOCIAL CAPITAL
dc.subjectSOCIAL CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSOCIAL CAPITAL IMPACTS
dc.subjectSOCIAL COHESION
dc.subjectSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSOCIAL INTERACTION
dc.subjectSOCIAL INTERACTIONS
dc.subjectSOCIAL NETWORKS
dc.subjectSOCIAL NORMS
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectSOCIAL RELATIONS
dc.subjectSOCIAL RELATIONSHIP
dc.subjectSOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS
dc.subjectSOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
dc.subjectTRANSPARENCY
dc.subjectVILLAGE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectVILLAGE LEVEL
dc.subjectVILLAGES
dc.subjectVIOLENCE
dc.subjectYOUTH
dc.subjectYOUTH GROUPS
dc.titleInternational Interventions to Build Social Capital : Evidence from a Field Experiment in Sudanen
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okr.crossref.titleInternational Interventions to Build Social Capital: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Sudan
okr.date.disclosure2014-02-01
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T11:38:58.798428Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/02/18924896/international-interventions-build-social-capital-evidence-field-experiment-sudan
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.guid801721468332371348
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6772
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000158349_20140210102407
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum18924896
okr.identifier.reportWPS6772
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2014/02/10/000158349_20140210102407/Rendered/PDF/WPS6772.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countrySudan
okr.topicSocial Development::Social Cohesion
okr.topicGovernance::Governance Indicators
okr.topicHousing and Human Habitats
okr.topicSocial Development::Community Development and Empowerment
okr.topicSocial Development::Social Capital
okr.topicCommunities and Human Settlements
okr.unitSocial Protection Unit, Africa Region; and Impact Evaluation Team, Development Research Group
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