One Villager, One Vote
Direct participation by African villagers proves that process matters, even when outcomes don't change.
Increasingly in the developing world, when governments make local policy they are listening to local voices. But whose voices, exactly, get heard? Concerned that elites in Indonesia dominated decision making at the local level, Benjamin Olken, a development economist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, designed a field experiment to compare the effects of alternative democratic institutions. Would direct elections result in fairer outcomes, and happier citizens, than the current...
Want more? Sorry, the full text of this article is only available to subscribers. Subscribe now.
Already a subscriber? Please log in by entering your email address and password into the red login box at the top-right corner of this page.
Need to register for your premium online access, which is included with your paid subscription? Register here.
Social innovations must take into account the complexity of social problems and foster solutions resilient enough to adapt and survive.
Ai-Jen Poo, cofounder and director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance, is leading a movement of US home care workers.
The Liberty Hill Foundation concentrates on helping community activists create lasting change in Los Angeles.
A community-based program in rural Kentucky uses face-to-face social networks to promote wellness.
A case study on how the Human Rights Campaign successfully used online cause marketing.
A case study on using design thinking to solve governance bottlenecks in Jamaica.
Leadership and communication: what we can learn from not speaking.
With the threat of a sequester looming, the charitable sector risks being boxed in.
