Participatory Governance and Pro-Poor Targeting: Evidence from Central India
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This paper examines the impact of a poverty alleviation program called the District Poverty Initiatives Project (DPIP), which is being implemented in the second largest state in India. DPIP is a World Bank project based on the community-driven development approach, wherein control of development decisions, resources and projects are given to the community groups. Funds are allocated to the village for various income generating subprojects, which are popularly selected in village meetings conducted by the DPIP personnel. These meetings are similar to and run parallel to the traditional village council meetings the gram sabhas. The focus of this paper is threefold. First, it examines whether the project has indeed ”empowered” the disadvantaged. Is it the case that treatment villages have greater information flows that translate into higher participation in village affairs? Second, it studies the role played by the parallel institution. Does attending the DPIP village meeting substitute or compliment attendance at the traditional village council meeting? Finally, this paper analyzes the spillover effects in terms of better targeting of other welfare programs. We use a unique data set that combines Indian census data for 300 villages and survey data of 6000 households spread over those villages. Findings confirm positive spillovers of the program on village governance issues.This paper adds to the growing literature on decentralization and community-driven development. JEL classifications: I38, H43, O10, O22
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