Do community-driven development projects enhance social capital? Evidence from the Philippines

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Labonne, Julien; Chase, Robert S.
• 署名单位: University of Oxford; The World Bank
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0304-3878
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2010.08.016
• 发表日期: 2011
• 页码: 348-358
• 关键词: Social capital; Community-driven development

摘要

We explore the social capital impacts of a community-driven development project in the Philippines in which communities competed for block grants for infrastructure investment. The analysis uses a unique panel data set of about 2100 households, aggregated at the village-level, collected in 66 treatment and 69 comparison communities. We provide both difference-in-differences and propensity score matching estimates. We find that the project increased participation in village assemblies and the frequency with which local officials meet with residents and had a negative impact on collective action. There is also more limited evidence of a positive impact of the project on bridging (i.e., generalized) trust and of a negative impact on group membership. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.