Poverty Research - Background Papers

About

Countries

Data & Research

Learning

News

Projects & Operations

Publications

Topics

Home > Data & Research > Research > Programs > Poverty Research > Publications > Background Papers

The regressive demands of demand-driven development

Author:	Baird, Sarah; McIntosh, Craig; Ozler, Berk;	Collection Title:	Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5883Paper is funded by the Knowledge for Change Program (KCP)
Country:	Tanzania;	Date Stored:	2011/11/16
Document Date:	2011/11/01	Document Type:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English	Major Sector:	Education; Agriculture, fishing, and forestry; Health and other social services
Rel. Proj ID:	TZ-Tasaf II Impact Evaluation -- -- P108101;	Region:	Africa
Report Number:	WPS5883	Sub Sectors:	Health; General education sector; Micro- and SME finance; Animal production
SubTopics:	Poverty Monitoring & Analysis; Regional Economic Development; Rural Poverty Reduction; Housing & Human Habitats; Services & Transfers to Poor	TF No/Name:	TF090990-SIEF - TANZANIA IMPACT EVALUATION OF TASAF II; TF092132-GENDER; TF094567-KCP II - AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF "POVERTY TRAPS" AMONG MICRO-ENTREPREN; TF098792-KCP II - TASAF R3 Survey Support; TF090778-GENDER
Volume No:	1 of 1

Summary: Despite their explicit focus on reaching the poor, many community driven development (CDD) projects have been found to be only mildly pro-poor in their funding allocations. This paper presents evidence of an explanation that has been overlooked in the CDD literature to date: the requirement that beneficiaries must apply for projects in order to receive support. The authors first examine data on the universe of project applications and funding under Tanzania's flagship CDD program, Tanzania's Social Action Fund, and then use a census of 100 program villages to examine the determinants of both program awareness and program participation at the household level. The data paint a consistent picture at both levels: wealth, access to information, and political capital are important correlates of the ability to navigate the application process successfully. The centrally dictated features of this decentralized program appear to be the most effective mechanisms in directing funds to the poor. The results suggest that unless demand-driven projects can develop ways of soliciting engagement from a broader cross-section of the population, they are unlikely to achieve truly progressive targeting.


Official Documents Official, scanned versions of documents (may include signatures, etc.)
File Type		Description	File Size (mb)

	PDF 36 pages	Official version*	2.52 (approx.)
	Text	Text version**

	See documents related to this project

* The official version is derived from scanning the final, paper copy of the document and is the official,
archived version including all signatures, charts, etc.

** The text version is the OCR text of the final scanned version and is not an accurate representation of the final text.
It is provided solely to benefit users with slow connectivity.

Permanent URL for this page: http://go.worldbank.org/05UU50F0B0