Can Local Institutions Reduce Poverty? Rural Decentralization in Burkina Faso

The authors present evidence that in Burkina Faso, certain high-performing local institutions contribute to equitable economic development. They link reduced levels of poverty, and inequality to a high degree of internal village organization. The s...

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Main Authors: Donnelly-Roark, Paula, Ouedraogo, Karim, Ye, Xiao
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/09/1614753/can-local-institutions-reduce-poverty-rural-decentralization-burkina-faso
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19551