Fast-Track Institution Building in Conflict-Affected Countries? Insights from Recent Field Experiments
Abstract
This paper synthesizes evidence from four recent 鈥渃ommunity-driven development鈥� field experiments undertaken in countries affected by violent conflict and assesses prospects for 鈥渇ast-track鈥� institution building. Conflict-affected environments are presumed to be settings that combine extraordinary need and opportunity for building institutions. The substantive and methodological consistency of the field experiments (Afghanistan, DRC, Liberia, and Sierra Leone) allows us to derive general conclusions about attempts at local institution building in conflict-affected contexts. The evidence tells us that CDD programs are far from 鈥減roven impact鈥� interventions. We discuss reasons for the limited effects, with implications for policy and further research.
Citation
King, E.; Samii, C. Fast-Track Institution Building in Conflict-Affected Countries? Insights from Recent Field Experiments. World Development (2014) 64: 740-754. [DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2014.06.030]
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