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Elite Capture Through Information Distortion: A Theoretical Essay
Platteau, Jean-Philippe; Somville, Vincent; Wahhaj, Zaki - School of Economics, University of Kent - 2013
We investigate donor-beneficiary relationships in participatory development programs, where (i) communities are heterogeneous and dominated by the local elite, (ii) the elite strategically propose a project to the donor, knowing that the latter has imperfect knowledge of the needs of the target...
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Elite capture through information distortion: A theoretical essay
Platteau, Jean-Philippe; Somville, Vincent; Wahhaj, Zaki - In: Journal of Development Economics 106 (2014) C, pp. 250-263
We investigate donor–beneficiary relationships in participatory development programmes, where (i) communities are heterogeneous and dominated by the local elite, (ii) the elite strategically proposes a project to the donor, knowing that the latter has imperfect knowledge of the needs of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010719877
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Elite Capture Through Information Distortion: A Theoretical Essay
Platteau, Jean-Philippe; Somville, Vincent; Wahhaj, Zaki - Faculté des Sciences Économiques, Sociales et de … - 2011
Common wisdom as well as sound analytical arguments suggest that stronger punishment of deviant behavior meted out by a principal typically prompts the agents to better conform with his objectives. Addressing the specific issue of donor-beneficiary relationships in the context of participatory...
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Elite Capture in Urban Development: Evidence from Indonesia
Darmawan, Rivayani; Klasen, Stephan - Courant Research Centre PEG - 2013
It has been argued that the potential gains of community-driven development (CDD) poverty programs are large as these can foster sustained poverty reduction. However, recent literature shows that community involvement can increase the risk of elite capture, particularly in more unequal...
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Does Aid Availability Affect Effectiveness in Reducing Poverty?
Bourguignon, Francois; Platteau, Jean-Philippe - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2012
This paper addresses the issue of the impact of aid supply on aid effectiveness. We proceed in two steps. First, we review research works that deal with the problem of governance in donor-recipient relationships and are susceptible of highlighting effects
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Political Clientelism and Capture: Theory and Evidence from West Bengal, India
Bardhan, Pranab; Mookherjee, Dilip - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2012
We provide a theory of political clientelism, which explains sources and determinants of political clientelism, the relationship between clientelism and elite capture, and their respective consequences for allocation of public services, welfare, and empir
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Political Clientelism and Capture: Theory and Evidence from West Bengal, India
Bardhan, Pranab; Mookherjee, Dilip - eSocialSciences - 2013
There are relatively few theoretical models or empirical analyses of clientelism which analyse the sources and consequences of clientelism. Data from household surveys in rural West Bengal are used to analyse the political clientelism. [BREAD working paper no. 369]....
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Leçons de l'expérience de décentralisation en Inde, dans l'État du Kérala
Somville, Vincent - In: Mondes en développement 133 (2006) 1, pp. 83-99
The process of decentralisation continues in developing countries. But the actual impact of this system remains unclear. Despite the large amounts of funds devolved, empirical evidence is lacking and theoretical conclusions are ambiguous. This article presents the experience of Kerala and other...
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Can Results-Based Payments Reduce Corruption?-Working Paper 345
Kenny, Charles; Savedoff, William - 2013
A common objection to results-based programs is that they are somehow more vulnerable to corruption. This paper … explains why results-based approaches to foreign aid may be less vulnerable to corruption than the traditional approaches which … monitor and track the purchase and delivery of inputs and activities. The paper begins by classifying different corruption …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010729173
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Aid and donor trust in recipient country systems
Knack, Stephen - In: Journal of Development Economics 101 (2013) C, pp. 316-329
by cross-country corruption indicators; and (3) donors' risk tolerance, as proxied by public support for aid provision in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010636575