Cosponsor: Thematic Group on Poverty Impact Analysis, Monitoring and Evaluation

Description:
Community-Driven Development (CDD) approaches are an important part of the World Bank’s operations and are one of the preeminent means by which the World Bank supports the demand for good local governance. We evaluate the Philippines KALAHI-CIDSS operation as an example of a carefully designed, large-scale CDD project. In this seminar, we summarize research papers produced using a unique panel dataset of 2,400 households in 135 communities that was collected in 2003 and 2006. Through that analysis, we seek to understand who participates in project activities, how decisions are made by communities and, whether the operation improves local governance and enhances social capital. 

Overall, we find that the preferences of community members and elected village leaders (barangay captain) seem to be equally represented in the community’s project proposal. We also find that households that are more involved in communal activities are more likely to have their preferences represented in village proposals. Our evidence suggests that, within a municipality, resources flow to the poorest and more politically active villages. Finally, treatment by the project appears to markedly improve local governance and enhance social capital especially for those households who participate in project activities. These findings give insights into the social dynamics that CDD projects are working with.

Speaker:
Julien Labonne works as a consultant for the Community-Driven-Development and Local Governance Team of the SDV Department of the Bank.

Discussant:
Markus Goldstein (Sr. Economist, Poverty Reduction Group)

Chair:
TBA

Attachment(s): (Copies of the paper presenting the project impacts on social capital and local governance will be provided)
Who’s at the Wheel when Communities Drive Development? The Case of the KALAHI-CIDSS in the Philippines (pdf file)

 

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