One important question on the
effectiveness of community-based and -driven development
initiatives is the extent to which they successfully target the
poor. Evidence suggests that decentralized targeting has not always
been effective, especially in targeting projects to the poor within
communities. In addition, the evidence, while thin, suggests
poor preference targeting—the preferences of the poor have not been
adequately considered in project selection. Finally, political
economy considerations and perverse incentives created by project
performance requirements also constrain targeting, although
evidence suggests that decentralized targeting can be made more
effective by monitoring
projects to improve performance incentives.
Another important question is the extent to which
participatory development initiatives improve project quality and
performance. Here, there is some evidence that participatory
projects create effective co
One important question on
the effectiveness of community-based and -drivendevelopment
initiatives is the extent to which they successfully target the
poor. Evidencesuggests that decentralized targeting has not always
been effective, especially in targetingprojects to the poor within
communities. In addition, the evidence, while thin, suggests
poor preference targeting—the preferences of the poor have not been
adequatelyconsidered in project selection. Finally, political
economy considerations and perverseincentives created by project
performance requirements also constrain targeting, althoughevidence
suggests that decentralized targeting can be made more effective by
monitoring
projects to improve performance incentives.
Another important question is the extent to which
participatory developmentinitiatives improve project quality and
performance. Here, there is some evidence thatparticipatory
projects create effecti