Description: Voice Lessons : Local Government Organizations, Social Organizations, and the Quality of Local Governance

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Voice Lessons : Local Government Organizations, Social Organizations, and the Quality of Local Governance

As part the Local Level Institutions study of local life in villages in rural Indonesia information was gathered on sampled household's participation in social activities. We classified the reported activities into four distinct types of socia...

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Main Authors:	Alatas, Vivi, Pritchett, Lant, Wetterberg, Anna
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	AVERAGE LEVEL BENEFICIARY PARTICIPATION BUREAUCRACY CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CITIZEN CITIZENS COLLECTIVE ACTION COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION CONSENSUS DECENTRALIZATION DECISION MAKING DECISION-MAKING DISTRICTS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FEMALE HEADED HOUSEHOLDS FINANCIAL SUPPORT FREE PRESS GENERAL ELECTIONS GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNANCE INDICATORS GOVERNANCE OUTCOMES GOVERNMENT ACTION GOVERNMENT BUDGETS GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE GOVERNMENT SERVICES GOVERNMENT STRUCTURES GROUP ACTIVITIES HOUSEHOLDS INCOME LEADERSHIP LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL LEGISLATURE LEGITIMACY LOCAL COMMUNITIES LOCAL GOVERNANCE LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LOCAL LEVEL INSTITUTIONS LOCAL LEVELS LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS LOCAL SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS MOTIVATIONS NATIONALISM NEIGHBORHOOD NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS PERCEPTION POLITICAL CHANGE POLITICAL LEGITIMACY PUBLIC SECTOR REGIONAL LEGISLATURES RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS RESIDENCES REVERSE CAUSALITY RURAL AREAS SOCIAL ACTIVITIES SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL CAPITAL INDEX SOCIAL CONDITIONS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL FUNDS SOCIAL GROUPS SOCIAL NETWORKS SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS SOCIAL PROBLEMS SOCIAL VARIABLES SOCIALLY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT USER GROUPS VILLAGES YOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT PARTICIPATION LOCAL ASSOCIATIONS LOCAL NONGOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES GOVERNANCE VILLAGE LEVEL FUNCTIONARIES HOUSEHOLD DATA ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS EMPOWERMENT PARTICIPATORY DECISIONMAKING
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/03/2166847/voice-lessons-local-government-organizations-social-organizations-quality-local-governance http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19039

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Summary:	As part the Local Level Institutions study of local life in villages in rural Indonesia information was gathered on sampled household's participation in social activities. We classified the reported activities into four distinct types of social activity: sociability, networks, social organizations, and village government organizations. Respondents were also asked about questions about their village government: whether they were informed about village funds and projects, if they participated in village decisions, if they expressed voice about village problems, and if they thought the village government was responsive to local problems. Several findings emerge regarding the relationship between the social variables and the governance activities. Not surprisingly, an individual household's involvement with the village government organizations tends to increase their own reports of positive voice, participation, and information. In contrast, the data suggest a negative spillover on other households. There is a strong "chilling" effect of one household's participation in village government organizations on the voice, participation, and information of other households in the same village. The net effect of engagement in village government organizations is generally negative, while the net effect of membership in social organizations is more often associated with good governance outcomes. These findings indicate that existing social organizations have a potentially important role to play in enhancing the performance of government institutions in Indonesia and in the evolution of good governance more generally.