Revisiting community-driven reconstruction in fragile states

Cyrus Samii

No wp-2023-26, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: Community-driven reconstruction (CDR) is an approach to post-war reconstruction that gives discretion to local community councils in establishing priorities and overseeing the implementation of reconstruction and development activities. A series of methodologically exceptional studies has raised questions about whether CDR generates any meaningful impact beyond the short run, given that desired effects on social cohesion and collective action capacity have not been realized. This paper argues that such analyses either underplay or miss entirely three extraordinary successes of CDR.

Keywords: Reconstruction; Collective action; Corruption; Governance; Infrastructure; community participation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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