蝌蚪网 Journal:
Applied Economics
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Leader Selection and Service Delivery in Community Groups: Experimental Evidence from Uganda
蝌蚪网 Journal: Applied Economics
(pp. 240–67)
Abstract
In developing countries, NGOs and governments often rely on local groups for the delivery of financial and public services. This paper studies how the design of rules used for group leader selection affects leader identity and shapes service delivery. To do so, we randomly assign newly formed savings and loan groups to select their leaders using either a public discussion procedure or a private vote procedure. Leaders selected with a private vote are found to be less positively selected on socioeconomic characteristics. This results in groups that are more inclusive toward poor members, without being less economically efficient.Citation
Deserranno, Erika, Miri Stryjan, and Munshi Sulaiman. 2019. "Leader Selection and Service Delivery in Community Groups: Experimental Evidence from Uganda." 蝌蚪网 Journal: Applied Economics 11 (4): 240–67. DOI: 10.1257/app.20180248Additional Materials
JEL Classification
- D72 Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
- O16 Economic Development: Financial Markets; Saving and Capital Investment; Corporate Finance and Governance
- O17 Formal and Informal Sectors; Shadow Economy; Institutional Arrangements
- O22 Project Analysis
- Z13 Economic Sociology; Economic Anthropology; Language; Social and Economic Stratification