Brazil's Bolsa Escola program: the role of local governance in decentralized implementation

Alain de Janvry, Frederico Finan, Elisabeth Sadoulet, Donald Nelson, Kathy Lindert, Benedicte de la Briere and Peter Lanjouw

No 90506, The Social Policy and Labor Discussion Paper Series from The World Bank

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: Safety Nets and Transfers; Public Sector Management and Reform; National Governance; Regional Governance; Urban Governance and Management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005-12-01
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