The Regressive Demands of Demand-Driven Development

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The Regressive Demands of Demand-Driven Development

dc.contributor.author	Baird, Sarah
dc.contributor.author	McIntosh, Craig
dc.contributor.author	Özler, Berk
dc.date.accessioned	2013-11-05T23:12:37Z
dc.date.available	2013-11-05T23:12:37Z
dc.date.issued	2013-07-26
dc.description.abstract	Despite their explicit focus on reaching the poor, many community driven development (CDD) initiatives are only partially successful in targeting spending towards them. This paper examines Tanzania's flagship CDD program and provides new evidence on the mechanisms by which the demand-driven components of the program may undermine the goal of pro-poor funding allocations. We exploit two data sources for the analysis: a census of wards for mainland Tanzania and a census of households in 100 program villages. These data paint a consistent picture at both levels: wealth, education, access to media, and political engagement are positively correlated with the likelihood to apply for the program at the national level, and to be aware of it at the local level. Centrally dictated features of the program – namely predetermined funding allocations to districts and eligibility rules – combine with the decentralized selection process within districts to counteract this initially regressive application pattern and produce a program that is, like many other CDD programs, only mildly pro-poor. Our results suggest that sensitization and outreach prior to the application process will be a critical dimension in making CDD programs more progressive.	en
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Public Economics
dc.identifier.doi	10.1596/16222
dc.identifier.issn	0047-2727
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10986/16222
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.publisher	Elsevier
dc.rights	CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo/
dc.subject	targeting
dc.subject	community-driven development
dc.subject	poverty
dc.subject	elite capture
dc.subject	Microdata Set
dc.title	The Regressive Demands of Demand-Driven Development	en
dc.type	Journal Article	en
dc.type	Article de journal	fr
dc.type	Artículo de revista	es
dspace.entity.type	Publication
okr.date.disclosure	2015-01-26
okr.date.doiregistration	2025-05-06T11:17:29.670275Z
okr.doctype	Publications & Research::Journal Article
okr.doctype	Publications & Research
okr.externalcontent	External Content
okr.globalpractice	Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpractice	Poverty
okr.journal.nbpages	27-41
okr.language.supported	en
okr.peerreview	Academic Peer Review
okr.relation.associateddataset	http://microdata.worldbank.org/index.php/catalog/1004
okr.relation.associatedurl	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0047272713001461
okr.relation.associatedurl	https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/3651
okr.theme	Social protection and risk management :: Poverty strategy, analysis and monitoring
okr.theme	Social dev/gender/inclusion :: Participation and civic engagement
okr.topic	Communities and Human Settlements::Community Driven Development
okr.topic	Poverty Reduction::Inequality
okr.topic	Poverty Reduction::Poverty Assessment
okr.topic	Poverty Reduction::Poverty Monitoring & Analysis
okr.volume	106
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