Private Provision of a Public Good : Social Capital and Solid Waste Management in Dhaka, Bangladesh

The authors try to identify the determinants of private, community-based provision of a public good - in this case, trash collection. Using survey data for Dhaka, Bangladesh, where some neighborhoods have successfully organized an alternative to the municipal trash collection service, they examine w...

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Main Authors:	Pargal, Sheoli, Gilligan, Daniel, Huq, Mainul
Format:	Publications & Research
Language:	en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:	average level benefit analysis case studies civic networks common property resources communities community facilities community members data collection data set decision making democratic societies Development Policy economic benefits economic development economic growth economic outcomes economic performance economic theories economic value endogenous variables equations exogenous variables expected impact externalities Financial support fixed costs health committees horizontal associations household characteristics household level Household scores household size Household social capital housing human capital human capital development income income generation income levels individual level Maximum likelihood estimation neighborhood neighborhood leaders neighborhoods per capita income physical capital POLICY RESEARCH politicians positive externalities public good public services quantitative analysis reciprocity sample selection sanitary conditions SCI social capital Social Capital Initiative social cohesion social interaction Social networks social norms social organizations social relationships social services sports clubs waste weighting scheme
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21478

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Private Provision of a Public Good : Social Capital and Solid Waste Management in Dhaka, Bangladesh

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