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
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spelling	okr-10986-214782021-04-23T14:04:02Z Private Provision of a Public Good : Social Capital and Solid Waste Management in Dhaka, Bangladesh Pargal, Sheoli Gilligan, Daniel Huq, Mainul 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 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 why some communities or neighborhoods display such initiative, while others do not. Their results show that social capital - trust, reciprocity, and sharing - is an important determinant of whether alternative systems arise in Dhaka. More generally, public-private partnerships, or self-help schemes appear more likely to succeed in neighborhoods high in social capital. Other measures of homogeneity of interests are also important. So, interestingly, is the nature of associational activity. Finally, education levels are strongly, and robustly associated with the existence of collective action for trash disposal. How can policymakers encourage such activity? The process through which community residents start cooperating for the common good, is a function of the strength of their relationships. Government attempts to initiate the process, are therefore unlikely to boost social capital directly, but by lowering information, and transaction costs, they may facilitate a virtuous cycle of successful cooperation, and strengthening social ties. 2015-02-23T23:07:55Z 2015-02-23T23:07:55Z 2000-08 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21478 en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 2422 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper South Asia Bangladesh
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topic	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
spellingShingle	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 Pargal, Sheoli Gilligan, Daniel Huq, Mainul Private Provision of a Public Good : Social Capital and Solid Waste Management in Dhaka, Bangladesh
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description	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 why some communities or neighborhoods display such initiative, while others do not. Their results show that social capital - trust, reciprocity, and sharing - is an important determinant of whether alternative systems arise in Dhaka. More generally, public-private partnerships, or self-help schemes appear more likely to succeed in neighborhoods high in social capital. Other measures of homogeneity of interests are also important. So, interestingly, is the nature of associational activity. Finally, education levels are strongly, and robustly associated with the existence of collective action for trash disposal. How can policymakers encourage such activity? The process through which community residents start cooperating for the common good, is a function of the strength of their relationships. Government attempts to initiate the process, are therefore unlikely to boost social capital directly, but by lowering information, and transaction costs, they may facilitate a virtuous cycle of successful cooperation, and strengthening social ties.
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author	Pargal, Sheoli Gilligan, Daniel Huq, Mainul
author_facet	Pargal, Sheoli Gilligan, Daniel Huq, Mainul
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title	Private Provision of a Public Good : Social Capital and Solid Waste Management in Dhaka, Bangladesh
title_short	Private Provision of a Public Good : Social Capital and Solid Waste Management in Dhaka, Bangladesh
title_full	Private Provision of a Public Good : Social Capital and Solid Waste Management in Dhaka, Bangladesh
title_fullStr	Private Provision of a Public Good : Social Capital and Solid Waste Management in Dhaka, Bangladesh
title_full_unstemmed	Private Provision of a Public Good : Social Capital and Solid Waste Management in Dhaka, Bangladesh
title_sort	private provision of a public good : social capital and solid waste management in dhaka, bangladesh
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2015
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Private Provision of a Public Good : Social Capital and Solid Waste Management in Dhaka, Bangladesh

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