Do Village Organizations Make a Difference in African Rural Development? A Study for Senegal and Burkina Faso

Quantitative and qualitative analyses are used to assess the existence of village organizations (VOs), their performance, and members' participation in benefits in Senegal and Burkina Faso. VOs are classified into market-oriented (MOs) and community-oriented (COs). Results show that organizatio...

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Main Authors:	Bernard, Tanguy, Collion, Marie-Helene, De Janvry, Alain, Rondot, Pierre, Sadoulet, Elisabeth
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	EN
Published:	2012
Subjects:	Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development O120 Economic Development: Human Resources Human Development Income Distribution Migration O150 Economic Development: Regional, Urban, and Rural Analyses Transportation O180 Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics: Regional Migration Regional Labor Markets Population Neighborhood Characteristics R230
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5413

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spelling	okr-10986-54132021-04-23T14:02:22Z Do Village Organizations Make a Difference in African Rural Development? A Study for Senegal and Burkina Faso Bernard, Tanguy Collion, Marie-Helene De Janvry, Alain Rondot, Pierre Sadoulet, Elisabeth Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development O120 Economic Development: Human Resources Human Development Income Distribution Migration O150 Economic Development: Regional, Urban, and Rural Analyses Transportation O180 Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics: Regional Migration Regional Labor Markets Population Neighborhood Characteristics R230 Quantitative and qualitative analyses are used to assess the existence of village organizations (VOs), their performance, and members' participation in benefits in Senegal and Burkina Faso. VOs are classified into market-oriented (MOs) and community-oriented (COs). Results show that organizations are present in a majority of villages and include a high share of rural households. Diffusion of MOs is limited by isolation and social conservatism. Performance is constrained by low professional management capacity and lack of access to resources. With elaborate administrative rules in place, participation in benefits shows no occurrence of leader or elite capture in MOs. 2012-03-30T07:32:42Z 2012-03-30T07:32:42Z 2008 Journal Article World Development 0305750X http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5413 EN http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Journal Article Senegal Burkina Faso
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topic	Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development O120 Economic Development: Human Resources Human Development Income Distribution Migration O150 Economic Development: Regional, Urban, and Rural Analyses Transportation O180 Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics: Regional Migration Regional Labor Markets Population Neighborhood Characteristics R230
spellingShingle	Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development O120 Economic Development: Human Resources Human Development Income Distribution Migration O150 Economic Development: Regional, Urban, and Rural Analyses Transportation O180 Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics: Regional Migration Regional Labor Markets Population Neighborhood Characteristics R230 Bernard, Tanguy Collion, Marie-Helene De Janvry, Alain Rondot, Pierre Sadoulet, Elisabeth Do Village Organizations Make a Difference in African Rural Development? A Study for Senegal and Burkina Faso
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description	Quantitative and qualitative analyses are used to assess the existence of village organizations (VOs), their performance, and members' participation in benefits in Senegal and Burkina Faso. VOs are classified into market-oriented (MOs) and community-oriented (COs). Results show that organizations are present in a majority of villages and include a high share of rural households. Diffusion of MOs is limited by isolation and social conservatism. Performance is constrained by low professional management capacity and lack of access to resources. With elaborate administrative rules in place, participation in benefits shows no occurrence of leader or elite capture in MOs.
format	Journal Article
author	Bernard, Tanguy Collion, Marie-Helene De Janvry, Alain Rondot, Pierre Sadoulet, Elisabeth
author_facet	Bernard, Tanguy Collion, Marie-Helene De Janvry, Alain Rondot, Pierre Sadoulet, Elisabeth
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title	Do Village Organizations Make a Difference in African Rural Development? A Study for Senegal and Burkina Faso
title_short	Do Village Organizations Make a Difference in African Rural Development? A Study for Senegal and Burkina Faso
title_full	Do Village Organizations Make a Difference in African Rural Development? A Study for Senegal and Burkina Faso
title_fullStr	Do Village Organizations Make a Difference in African Rural Development? A Study for Senegal and Burkina Faso
title_full_unstemmed	Do Village Organizations Make a Difference in African Rural Development? A Study for Senegal and Burkina Faso
title_sort	do village organizations make a difference in african rural development? a study for senegal and burkina faso
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Do Village Organizations Make a Difference in African Rural Development? A Study for Senegal and Burkina Faso

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