Mobilizing Rural Institutions for Improving Governance and Development
Local institutions play a fundamental
role in governing access to resources, shaping delivery of
services, and determining the experience of governance at
local level. They are the principal mechanism to channel
external interventions, resources, and assistance to poor
households, women, and disadvantaged groups. This note
presents the findings of a five-country research project,
which focused on the role of local rural institutions and
their institutional networks in shaping governance and
livelihoods outcomes in rural areas, particularly for more
marginal and disadvantaged populations. The first section
outlines the Institutional Analysis and Development (IAD)
framework that guided the case studies and analysis. The
second summarizes key findings on how to promote better
governance and livelihoods outcomes through local
institutions. Two of the major findings of the study are
that better performance on accountability is positively
associated with greater equity in benefit distribution; and
that stronger institutional linkages play a positive role in
enhancing livelihoods, and in the distribution of
livelihoods benefits. The third section presents
implications of the study. The note is relevant to a large
portfolio of World Bank development projects that partner
with local institutions as entry points to achieve their objectives.
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Bibliographic Details
| Main Authors: |
Agrawal, Arun,
McSweeney, Catherine,
Perrin, Nicolas |
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| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
World Bank, Washington, DC
2008-12
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| Subjects: | ACCOUNTABILITY,
ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS,
BUSINESSES,
CITIZEN,
CIVIL SOCIETY,
CIVIL SOCIETY INSTITUTIONS,
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT,
COOPERATIVES,
COUNCILS,
DECISION MAKERS,
DECISION MAKING,
DECISION MAKING PROCEDURES,
DECISION-MAKING,
DEMOCRACY,
DIMENSIONS OF GOVERNANCE,
DOMAINS,
E-MAIL,
ENTRY POINTS,
FINANCIAL INFORMATION,
FINANCIAL RESOURCE,
FINANCIAL RESOURCES,
GOVERNANCE INDEX,
GOVERNANCE INDICATORS,
GOVERNANCE OUTCOMES,
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES,
IMPROVING GOVERNANCE,
INCOME,
INFORMATION DISSEMINATION,
INFORMATION FLOWS,
INSTITUTION,
INSTITUTIONAL ANALYSIS,
INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS,
INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITIES,
INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY,
INSTITUTIONAL PERFORMANCE,
INSTITUTIONAL STAKEHOLDERS,
LEGITIMACY,
LEVELS OF GOVERNANCE,
LOCAL COUNCILS,
LOCAL GOVERNANCE,
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS,
LOCAL INSTITUTIONS,
LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS,
MATERIAL,
NATURAL RESOURCE,
NETWORKS,
PANCHAYATS,
RESOURCE ACCESS,
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT INSTITUTIONS,
RESULT,
RESULTS,
SELF-HELP,
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT,
SOCIAL GROUPS,
TECHNICAL SKILLS,
TECHNICAL SUPPORT,
TRANSPARENCY,
USERS, |
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/12/16280490/mobilizing-rural-institutions-improving-governance-development
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/11133
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