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When Elites Meet: Decentralization, Power-Sharing, and Public Goods Provision in Post-Conflict Sierra Leone

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dc.contributor.authorClayton, Amanda
dc.contributor.authorNoveck, Jennifer
dc.contributor.authorLevi, Margaret
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-17T18:48:29Z
dc.date.available2015-07-17T18:48:29Z
dc.date.issued2015-06
dc.description.abstractOver the past decade, decentralization of fiscal and policy-making authority has become a cornerstone of development organizations’ recommendations for good governance. Yet the institutional design of multilayered government can create tensions as new elites attempt to fill governing spaces long occupied by traditional patrons. This paper uses the case of post-conflict Sierra Leone to explore the power-sharing dynamics between traditional hereditary chiefs and newly elected community councilors, and how these dynamics affect the provision of local public goods. The paper uses data on several measures of local service provision and finds that councilor/chief relationships defined by competition are associated with higher levels of public goods provision as well as greater improvements in these goods between council areas over time. Relationships defined by frequent contact in the absence of disputes as well as higher frequencies of familial ties between the two sets of actors are associated with worse local development outcomes. This evidence suggests that greater competition between elite groups is beneficial for local development, whereas collusion or cooption between old and new elites harms the provision of local public goods.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/06/24696358/elites-meet-decentralization-power-sharing-public-goods-provision-post-conflict-sierra-leone
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-7335
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/22216
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 7335
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectCHILD HEALTH
dc.subjectDEMOCRATIC ACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectLOCAL AUTHORITIES
dc.subjectFINANCING
dc.subjectABUSE
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectPUBLIC INVESTMENTS
dc.subjectEXPECTATIONS
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT
dc.subjectADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectLOCAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectPOLITICIANS
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY HEALTH
dc.subjectGOOD GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectTAX COLLECTION
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectWELFARE
dc.subjectINCENTIVES
dc.subjectHEALTH
dc.subjectPOLICY DISCUSSIONS
dc.subjectVARIABLES
dc.subjectNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectSOCIAL CONTROL
dc.subjectAUTHORITIES
dc.subjectCORRUPTION
dc.subjectDECISION- MAKING
dc.subjectNATIONAL LEVEL
dc.subjectWEALTH
dc.subjectINDEPENDENCE
dc.subjectOVERSIGHT
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectLOCAL TAX
dc.subjectKNOWLEDGE
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT LEVEL
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICY
dc.subjectSTATES
dc.subjectINFLUENCE
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectCOLLUSION
dc.subjectVOTERS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectAUTHORITY
dc.subjectRENT
dc.subjectLEVELS OF GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH CARE
dc.subjectPOLITICAL POWER
dc.subjectDEMOCRACY
dc.subjectMONOPOLY
dc.subjectPARTY AFFILIATION
dc.subjectCOLONIALISM
dc.subjectVIOLENCE
dc.subjectLOCAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectFISCAL INCENTIVES
dc.subjectSERVICE PROVISION
dc.subjectSOCIAL SYSTEMS
dc.subjectMARRIAGE
dc.subjectREPRESENTATIVES
dc.subjectPOLICY DECISIONS
dc.subjectSERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subjectCOUNCILS
dc.subjectECONOMIC RESEARCH
dc.subjectTAXES
dc.subjectLOCAL AUTHORITY
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD LEVEL
dc.subjectFISCAL
dc.subjectLOCAL TAXES
dc.subjectPUBLIC OPINION
dc.subjectACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectPUBLIC PERCEPTIONS
dc.subjectPOLICIES
dc.subjectDECENTRALIZATION PROCESS
dc.subjectELECTED OFFICIALS
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICIES
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectVALUE
dc.subjectWORLD POLITICS
dc.subjectPROVISION OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectCENTRAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectDECISION-MAKING
dc.subjectMEASUREMENT
dc.subjectREPRESENTATION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
dc.subjectCONSTITUENCIES
dc.subjectPOLICY
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ELITES
dc.subjectCITIZENS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL PARTIES
dc.subjectADMINISTRATION
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ECONOMICS
dc.subjectGOVERNANCE
dc.subjectENFORCEMENT
dc.subjectNUMBER OF WOMEN
dc.subjectTAXATION
dc.subjectCONSENSUS
dc.subjectSTATE
dc.subjectGOODS
dc.subjectTHEORY
dc.subjectCHILDREN
dc.subjectREGIONS
dc.subjectLOCAL COUNCILS
dc.subjectWAR
dc.subjectCOALITIONS
dc.subjectELECTORAL COMPETITION
dc.subjectVOTING
dc.subjectFEDERALISM
dc.subjectDECENTRALIZATION
dc.subjectLAW
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SUPPORT
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectCIVIL WAR
dc.subjectLEGISLATORS
dc.subjectLOCAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINSURGENCY
dc.subjectSTRATEGY
dc.subjectDECISION- MAKING AUTHORITY
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectLEGITIMACY
dc.subjectWOMEN
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
dc.subjectDECISION-MAKING AUTHORITY
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICE
dc.subjectGOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectOUTCOMES
dc.subjectPUBLIC GOOD
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT RESPONSIBILITIES
dc.subjectFISCAL DECENTRALIZATION
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectIMPLEMENTATION
dc.subjectDISTRICTS
dc.subjectPRESIDENCY
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectCOMPETITION
dc.subjectFUTURE RESEARCH
dc.titleWhen Elites Meeten
dc.title.subtitleDecentralization, Power-Sharing, and Public Goods Provision in Post-Conflict Sierra Leoneen
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okr.crossref.titleWhen Elites Meet: Decentralization, Power-Sharing, and Public Goods Provision in Post-Conflict Sierra Leone
okr.date.disclosure2015-06-24
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T09:25:08.692192Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/06/24696358/elites-meet-decentralization-power-sharing-public-goods-provision-post-conflict-sierra-leone
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-7335
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okr.identifier.internaldocumentum24696358
okr.identifier.reportWPS7335
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countrySierra Leone
okr.topicConflict and Development::Post Conflict Reconstruction
okr.topicGovernance::Local Government
okr.topicGovernance::National Governance
okr.topicGovernance::Political Systems and Analysis
okr.topicGovernance::Politics and Government
okr.unitGovernance Global Practice Group
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