Pitfalls of Participatory Programs: Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation in Education in India

Resource type
Journal Article
Authors/contributors
Title
Pitfalls of Participatory Programs: Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation in Education in India
Abstract
Participation of beneficiaries in the monitoring of public services is increasingly seen as a key to improving their quality. We conducted a randomized evaluation of three interventions to encourage beneficiaries' participation to India: providing information on existing institutions, training community members in a testing tool for children, and training volunteers to hold remedial reading camps. These interventions had no impact on community involvement, teacher effort, or learning outcomes inside the school. However, in the third intervention, youth volunteered to teach camps, and children who attended substantially improved their reading skills. This suggests that citizens face constraints in influencing public services. (JEL H52, I21, I28, O15)
Publication
American Economic Journal: Economic Policy
Volume
2
Issue
1
Pages
1-30
Date
2010-02-01
Journal Abbr
American Economic Journal: Economic Policy
Language
en
ISSN
1945-7731, 1945-774X
Short Title
Pitfalls of Participatory Programs
Accessed
30/08/2020, 20:10
Library Catalogue
DOI.org (Crossref)
Citation
Banerjee, A. V., Banerji, R., Duflo, E., Glennerster, R., & Khemani, S. (2010). Pitfalls of Participatory Programs: Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation in Education in India. American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2(1), 1–30. https://doi.org/10.1257/pol.2.1.1