Data

General Issues
Governance & Political Institutions
Specific Topics
Citizenship & Role of Citizens
Location
Zimbabwe
Scope of Influence
City/Town
Files
Reforming Village-Level Governance via Horizontal Pressure: Evidence from an Experiment in Zimbabwe
Start Date
End Date
Ongoing
No
General Types of Methods
Research or experimental method
Community development, organizing, and mobilization
Evidence of Impact
Yes
Types of Change
Changes in civic capacities
Changes in how institutions operate
Formal Evaluation
Yes

CASE

Strengthening Accountability of Local Chiefs, Zimbabwe

General Issues
Governance & Political Institutions
Specific Topics
Citizenship & Role of Citizens
Location
Zimbabwe
Scope of Influence
City/Town
Files
Reforming Village-Level Governance via Horizontal Pressure: Evidence from an Experiment in Zimbabwe
Start Date
End Date
Ongoing
No
General Types of Methods
Research or experimental method
Community development, organizing, and mobilization
Evidence of Impact
Yes
Types of Change
Changes in civic capacities
Changes in how institutions operate
Formal Evaluation
Yes

A World Bank study was run to understand how to enhance accountability of local chiefs; an examination of this suggests that traditional authorities govern more responsively when structures and spaces of co-governance emerge that empower local civil society leaders.

Problems and Purpose

Background History and Context

Organizing, Supporting, and Funding Entities

Participant Recruitment and Selection

Methods and Tools Used

What Went On: Process, Interaction, and Participation

Influence, Outcomes, and Effects

Analysis and Lessons Learned

See Also

References

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