scholarly journals Leader Selection and Service Delivery in Community Groups: Experimental Evidence from Uganda

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erika Deserranno ◽  
Miri Stryjan ◽  
Munshi Sulaiman
Keyword(s):  
Service Delivery ◽  
Experimental Evidence ◽  
Community Groups ◽  
Leader Selection

scholarly journals Leader Selection and Service Delivery in Community Groups: Experimental Evidence from Uganda

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 240-267 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erika Deserranno ◽  
Miri Stryjan ◽  
Munshi Sulaiman
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Service Delivery ◽  
Group Leader ◽  
Vote Procedure ◽  
Community Groups ◽  
Leader Identity ◽  
Socioeconomic Characteristics ◽  
Savings And Loan ◽  
Leader Selection ◽  
Do So

In developing countries, NGOs and governments often rely on local groups for the delivery of financial and public services. This paper studies how the design of rules used for group leader selection affects leader identity and shapes service delivery. To do so, we randomly assign newly formed savings and loan groups to select their leaders using either a public discussion procedure or a private vote procedure. Leaders selected with a private vote are found to be less positively selected on socioeconomic characteristics. This results in groups that are more inclusive toward poor members, without being less economically efficient. (JEL D72, O16, O17, O22, Z13)

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