Pitfalls of participatory programs : evidence from a randomized evaluation in education in India (English)

Participation of beneficiaries in the monitoring of public services is increasingly seen as key to improving their efficiency. In India, the current government flagship program on universal primary education organizes community members, specifically locally elected leaders and parents of children enrolled in public schools, into committees and gives these powers over resource allocation, monitoring and management of school performance. However, in...

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Banerjee, Abhijit V.;

Banerji,Rukmini;

Duflo,Esther Caroline;

Glennerster,Rachel;

Khemani,Stuti;
Document Date
2008/03/01
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS4584
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
India,
Region
South Asia,
Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
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Disclosed
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Pitfalls of participatory programs : evidence from a randomized evaluation in education in India
Keywords
primary school age child

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Banerjee, Abhijit V.; Banerji,Rukmini; Duflo,Esther Caroline; Glennerster,Rachel; Khemani,Stuti.

Pitfalls of participatory programs : evidence from a randomized evaluation in education in India (English). Impact Evaluation series ; no. IE 21 Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 4584 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/890661468042032810

Pitfalls of participatory programs : evidence from a randomized evaluation in education in India (English)

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