Do local officials know something we don't? Decentralization of targeted transfers in Albania

By H. Alderman. 2002

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Subfields: Economics and Econometrics, Safety Research, Sociology and Political Science

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''Capture'' of anti-poverty programs: An analysis of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Program in India § (2009, background): “Alderman (2002) also finds evidence using Albanian data that local knowledge facilitates effective targeting of the poor. However, Galasso and Ravallion (2005) disagree and they argue that the assumption of locally homogeneous community is not tenable in a developing country context as distributiona”
Decentralization and governance: a special issue of World Development, 2013 (2014, background): “Hence decentralization makes government more responsive to local needs (Alderman, 2002; Faguet & Sánchez, 2008; Manor, 1999), increases citizen satisfaction with local services (World Bank.”
Local Electoral Incentives and Decentralized Program Performance (2012, background): “Although the informational advantages associated with decentralization have been shown to exist (Alderman, 2002), use of this information for efficient program implementation depends on whether local governments can in fact be held accountable to constituents for their efforts (Seabright, 1996;…”
Community-Based Risk Management Arrangements: A Review (2010, background): “First, there exists a substantial body of evidence that community participation often (albeit not always) results in improved targeting outcomes (Alderman, 2002; Coady, Grosh, & Hoddinott, 2004; Conning & Kevane, 2002).”
Who is Vouching for the Input Voucher? Decentralized Targeting and Elite Capture in Tanzania (2011, unknown): “Alderman (2002) and Faguet (2004) report that the decentralization of development programs”
Decentralization and access to social services in Colombia (2009, unknown): “Alderman (2000) finds that local government poverty targeting exceeds that which could be expected based on proxy indicators alone.”
Making Conditional Cash Transfer Programs More Efficient : Designing for Maximum Effect of the Conditionality (2006, background): “Other studies show that Progresa's conditional transfers increase continuation rates at all grades (Behrman, Sengupta, and Todd 2001; de Janvry, Finan, and Sadoulet 2001; Schultz 2004).”