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Cash Transfers Boost Trust in Local Government Through Community Meetings
1.
2. Cash Transfers Increase
Trust in Local Government
David K. Evans | @DaveEvansPhD | 21 October 2019 | CGDev.org
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3. What the Government of Tanzania did
David K. Evans | @DaveEvansPhD | 21 October 2019 | CGDev.org
Provided
cash transfers
to low-
income
households
in 40
communities
across 3
districts
conditioned
on health
and
education
investments
decentralized
to locally
elected
management
committees
4. What we learned
David K. Evans | @DaveEvansPhD | 21 October 2019 | CGDev.org
• Particularly in villages with more community meetings
Trust in elected leaders
• Again, especially in villages with more community meetings
Confidence that local policymakers are honest and responsive
• But not in other sectors
Record keeping in sectors directly affected by transfer program
5. What happens in these meetings?
David K. Evans | @DaveEvansPhD | 21 October 2019 | CGDev.org
Discuss
development
projects
Disseminate info
from central
government
Local elections
Report on
collected financial
resources
6. What this implies
David K. Evans | @DaveEvansPhD | 21 October 2019 | CGDev.org
• When decentralizing resources, build institutions to
communicate about them locally and regularly.
A community-based project improved trust with meetings
in place
• Provide incentives to hold meetings
• Provide training and templates to make those meetings more
effective
Currently lots of variation in frequency of community
meetings