Using Rapid City Surveys to Inform Municipal Social Policy: An Application in Cali, Colombia

Many developing countries assign local governments increasing responsibilities in fighting poverty. This requires local social policy to go beyond the execution of centrally designed and funded education and health programs. Hence, local governments and their partners have both an opportunity and a need to analyze key local bottlenecks for poverty reduction and social development. Drawing on an example from Cali, Colombia, The author describes a tool for such policy formulation at the local level-a rapid city household survey. Although the survey uses pre-coded and closed- ended questions, it is contextual in the sense that it is tailor-made to social and economic conditions in Cali. The survey places particular emphasis on collecting key quantitative information, such as household welfare and service access, as well as qualitative information, such as service evaluations and population priorities. Combining the quantitative and qualitative data allows, for example, the mapping of population budget priorities or service satisfaction levels by welfare group. Rapid city household surveys could provide an important tool for the development of local social policies.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Hentschel, Jesko
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, D.C. 2004-08
Subjects:	ABSOLUTE POVERTY, ALCOHOL, ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION, ANTI-POVERTY STRATEGIES, AVERAGE POVERTY, BUDGET PRIORITIES, CHILD LABOR, CITIZEN, CITIZENS, CLINICS, CRACK, CRIME, CRIME RATES, DATA COLLECTION, DEBT, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DEVELOPING COUNTRY, DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY, DISCRIMINATION, ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, ECONOMIC CONDITIONS, ECONOMIC DECLINE, ECONOMIC RECESSION, ECONOMIES OF SCALE, EDUCATION, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS, ETHNIC GROUPS, EXPENDITURE CATEGORIES, EXPENDITURE MODULE, EXPENDITURES, EXTREME POVERTY, FAMILIES, FINANCIAL RESOURCES, FINANCIAL SERVICES, FINANCIAL SUPPORT, FOOD INSECURITY, FOOD SECURITY, GEOGRAPHIC TARGETING, GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS, GIRLS, GROWTH RATES, HEALTH, HEALTH CARE, HEALTH CENTERS, HEALTH INSURANCE, HEALTH PROGRAMS, HEALTH SERVICE, HEALTH SERVICES, HOSPITALS, HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS, HOUSEHOLD HEAD, HOUSEHOLD INCOME, HOUSEHOLD LEVEL, HOUSEHOLD SIZE, HOUSEHOLD SURVEY, HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS, HOUSEHOLD WELFARE, HOUSING, HOUSING CONDITIONS, INCOME INEQUALITY, INCOME INFORMATION, INCOME MODULE, INCOME QUINTILES, INFANT MORTALITY, INFLATION, INFORMATION NEEDS, LABOR FORCE, LABOR MARKET, LIVING CONDITIONS, LIVING STANDARD, LIVING STANDARDS, LIVING STANDARDS MEASUREMENT, LIVING STANDARDS MEASUREMENT STUDY, LOCAL LEVEL, LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, LONG-TERM DEVELOPMENT, MEASURING INCOME, MIGRANTS, MIGRATION, MONITORING SURVEYS, MUNICIPAL SERVICES, NUTRITION, NUTRITION PROGRAMS, ORGANIZED CRIME, PARTNERSHIP, PER CAPITA INCOME, POLICY MAKERS, POLICY RESEARCH, POLITICAL AUTHORITY, POOR AREAS, POOR HOUSEHOLDS, POOR PARENTS, POPULATION GROUPS, POVERTY HEADCOUNT, POVERTY LEVELS, POVERTY LINE, POVERTY PROFILE, POVERTY REDUCTION, PRIMARY SCHOOL, PUBLIC HEALTH, PUBLIC SERVICES, PUBLIC UTILITIES, QUALITATIVE DATA, QUALITATIVE INFORMATION, QUANTITATIVE DATA, QUANTITATIVE DATA COLLECTION, RANDOM SAMPLE, REDUCING POVERTY, RURAL AREAS, SAMPLING FRAME, SCHOOLS, SERVICE PROVISION, SOCIAL CONDITIONS, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL INDICATORS, SOCIAL POLICIES, SOCIAL POLICY, SOCIAL PROGRAMS, SOCIAL SECTORS, SOCIAL SECURITY, SOCIAL WELFARE, STANDARD MEASUREMENT SURVEYS, TAX REVENUES, UNEMPLOYMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT RATES, URBAN POVERTY, WAGES, WATER SUPPLY, WELFARE MEASURE, WORKERS, YOUNG PEOPLE, YOUTH, YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT MUNICIPAL SERVICES, POVERTY MITIGATION, INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS, POLICY FORMULATION, HOUSEHOLD WELFARE INDICATORS, SERVICE DELIVERY, BUDGETARY POLICIES, SURVEYS,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/08/5064650/using-rapid-city-surveys-inform-municipal-social-policy-application-cali-colombia https://hdl.handle.net/10986/14157
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