In a quantitative evaluation of the largest community-based development program and largest targeted poverty investment program in the developing world on household welfare using household income and consumption panel data, the presentation brings out empirical evidence on relationship between participatory programs and targeting of income and consumption benefits of public investment projects as well as some new evidence on the relationship between governance factors and the benefits of participatory schemes. It concludes that there is no evidence that participatory village plans have helped the poor to benefit more from targeted investments or reduced rural poverty in China with the relative benefits accruing to rich increasing with changes in education and quality variables of village elite and participatory committees.

Download the Powerpoint Presentation
(Size: 653 KB App. Download Time:   7 min @ 28kbps)

October 29, 2006.