Title: Pitfalls of participatory programs : evidence from a randomized evaluation in education in India

Authors: Banerjee, Abhijit

Place: Cambridge, MA [etc.]

Publisher: National bureau of economic research (NBER)

Year: 2008

Journal: NBER working paper

Volume: 14311

PAGE: --

Subject: Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Keywords: decentralization in government, leadership, primary education, democracy, popular participation, governance, india

Abstract: In India, the government program on universal primary education organizes both locally elected leaders and parents and gives them powers over monitoring and management of school performance. Three different interventions encourage beneficiaries' participation through these committees.

URL: http://www.nber.org/papers/w14311.pdf?new_window=1

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