Pitfalls of Participatory Programs: Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation in Education in India
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Banerji, Rukmini
Khemani, Stuti
Banerjee, Abhijit
Duflo, Esther
Glennerster, Rachel
Date Issued
February 2010
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American Economic Journal: Economic Policy
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American Economic Association
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Banerjee, Abhijit V et al. “Pitfalls of Participatory Programs: Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation in Education in India.” American Economic Journal: Economic Policy 2.1 (2010): 1–30. Web. 24 May 2012. © 2010 American Economic Association
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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)
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Economics
Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
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