Brazil's Bolsa Escola Program : The Role of Local Governance in Decentralized Implementation

Brazil's Bolsa Escola Program : The Role of Local Governance in Decentralized Implementation

This study analyzes the role of local governance in the implementation of Bolsa Escola, a decentralized conditional cash transfer program for child education in Brazil. It is based on a survey of 260 municipalities in four states of the Northeast....

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Main Authors: de Janvry, Alain, Finan, Frederico, Sadoulet, Elisabeth, Nelson, Donald, Lindert, Kathy, de la Briere, Benedicte, Lanjouw, Peter
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:
ACCOUNTABILITY
ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS
ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITIES
ATTENDANCE IN SCHOOL
BENEFICIARIES
BENEFICIARY
BUREAUCRACY
CASH BENEFITS
CASH TRANSFER
CASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS
CASH TRANSFERS
CENTRAL AGENCIES
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
CITIZENS
CONDITIONAL CASH
CONSENSUS
CONSTITUENCY
DECENTRALIZATION
DECISION-MAKING
DECISION-MAKING POWER
DECREE
DEVOLUTION
DISCLOSURE
DISTRICTS
EDUCATION PROGRAMS
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
EXECUTIVE POWER
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
FEE WAIVERS
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
GOVERNANCE INDICATORS
GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS
HEALTH CLINICS
HEALTH INSURANCE
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSING
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN CAPITAL FORMATION
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT NETWORK
INCOME
INCOME INEQUALITY
INEQUALITY
INFORMAL INSURANCE
INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS
INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT
JUDICIARY
LEGISLATORS
LEGISLATURE
LIVE BIRTHS
LIVING CONDITIONS
LOCAL ACCOUNTABILITY
LOCAL AUTHORITIES
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
MAYORS
MEANS TEST
MICRO CREDIT
MINISTRIES OF HEALTH
MUNICIPAL COUNCILS
MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS
MUNICIPAL GOVERNANCE
MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT
MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS
MUNICIPAL LEVEL
MUNICIPAL OFFICIALS
MUNICIPALITIES
MUNICIPALITY
NATIONAL POLICY
NUMBER OF CHILDREN
PER CAPITA INCOME
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POLITICAL INFLUENCE
POLITICAL SUPPORT
POLITICIANS
POOR
POVERTY REDUCTION
PRENATAL CARE
PREVENTATIVE HEALTH
PROGRAM COVERAGE
PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY
PUBLIC
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATORS
PUBLIC INFORMATION
PUBLIC SAFETY NETS
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC WORKS
REPRESENTATIVES
SAFETY NET PROGRAMS
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
SELECTION CRITERIA
SERVICE PROVIDER
SERVICE PROVIDERS
SINGLE MOTHERS
SOCIAL CONTROL
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL PROGRAM
SOCIAL PROTECTION
SOCIAL RISKS
SOCIAL SAFETY
SOCIAL SAFETY NET
SOCIAL SAFETY NETS
TARGETING
TRANSFER PROGRAM
TRANSFER PROGRAMS
TRANSITION ECONOMIES
TRANSPARENCY
VOTERS
VULNERABLE GROUP
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/12/20191477/brazils-bolsa-escola-program-role-local-governance-decentralized-implementation-brazil s-bolsa-escola-program-role-local-governance-decentralized-implementation
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20383
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Summary:This study analyzes the role of local governance in the implementation of Bolsa Escola, a decentralized conditional cash transfer program for child education in Brazil. It is based on a survey of 260 municipalities in four states of the Northeast. The analysis focuses on program implementation. Results show that there was considerable confusion over the municipality s role in beneficiary selection and consequently much heterogeneity in implementation across municipalities. Social control councils as direct accountability mechanisms were often not in place and poorly informed, weakening their role. However, electoral support for incumbent mayors rewarded larger program coverage, presence of councils, and low leakages of benefits to the non-poor.

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