de Janvry, AlainFinan, FredericoSadoulet, ElisabethNelson, DonaldLindert, Kathyde la Briere, BenedicteLanjouw, Peter2014-10-072014-10-072005-12https://hdl.handle.net/10986/20383This study analyzes the role of local governance in the implementation of Bolsa Escola, a decentralized conditional cash transfer program for child education in Brazil. It is based on a survey of 260 municipalities in four states of the Northeast. The analysis focuses on program implementation. Results show that there was considerable confusion over the municipality s role in beneficiary selection and consequently much heterogeneity in implementation across municipalities. Social control councils as direct accountability mechanisms were often not in place and poorly informed, weakening their role. However, electoral support for incumbent mayors rewarded larger program coverage, presence of councils, and low leakages of benefits to the non-poor.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCOUNTABILITYACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMSADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITIESATTENDANCE IN SCHOOLBENEFICIARIESBENEFICIARYBUREAUCRACYCASH BENEFITSCASH TRANSFERCASH TRANSFER PROGRAMSCASH TRANSFERSCENTRAL AGENCIESCENTRAL GOVERNMENTCITIZENSCONDITIONAL CASHCONSENSUSCONSTITUENCYDECENTRALIZATIONDECISION-MAKINGDECISION-MAKING POWERDECREEDEVOLUTIONDISCLOSUREDISTRICTSEDUCATION PROGRAMSELIGIBILITY CRITERIAELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTSEXECUTIVE POWERFEDERAL GOVERNMENTFEE WAIVERSFINANCIAL SUPPORTGOVERNANCE INDICATORSGOVERNMENT PROGRAMSHEALTH CLINICSHEALTH INSURANCEHOUSEHOLD INCOMEHOUSINGHUMAN CAPITALHUMAN CAPITAL FORMATIONHUMAN DEVELOPMENTHUMAN DEVELOPMENT NETWORKINCOMEINCOME INEQUALITYINEQUALITYINFORMAL INSURANCEINSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTSINSTITUTIONAL SUPPORTJUDICIARYLEGISLATORSLEGISLATURELIVE BIRTHSLIVING CONDITIONSLOCAL ACCOUNTABILITYLOCAL AUTHORITIESLOCAL GOVERNMENTLOCAL GOVERNMENTSMAYORSMEANS TESTMICRO CREDITMINISTRIES OF HEALTHMUNICIPAL COUNCILSMUNICIPAL ELECTIONSMUNICIPAL GOVERNANCEMUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTMUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTSMUNICIPAL LEVELMUNICIPAL OFFICIALSMUNICIPALITIESMUNICIPALITYNATIONAL POLICYNUMBER OF CHILDRENPER CAPITA INCOMEPOLITICAL ECONOMYPOLITICAL INFLUENCEPOLITICAL SUPPORTPOLITICIANSPOORPOVERTY REDUCTIONPRENATAL CAREPREVENTATIVE HEALTHPROGRAM COVERAGEPROGRAM ELIGIBILITYPUBLICPUBLIC ADMINISTRATIONPUBLIC ADMINISTRATORSPUBLIC INFORMATIONPUBLIC SAFETY NETSPUBLIC SECTORPUBLIC WORKSREPRESENTATIVESSAFETY NET PROGRAMSSCHOOL ATTENDANCESCHOOL ENROLLMENTSELECTION CRITERIASERVICE PROVIDERSERVICE PROVIDERSSINGLE MOTHERSSOCIAL CONTROLSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL PROGRAMSOCIAL PROTECTIONSOCIAL RISKSSOCIAL SAFETYSOCIAL SAFETY NETSOCIAL SAFETY NETSTARGETINGTRANSFER PROGRAMTRANSFER PROGRAMSTRANSITION ECONOMIESTRANSPARENCYVOTERSVULNERABLE GROUP10.1596/20383