Leadership and the voluntary provision of public goods: Field evidence from Bolivia

Field experiment in 52 communities to investigate the effect that local authorities have on voluntary public good provision

From:
Department for International Development
Published
1 January 2014
Country:
Bolivia
Document Type:
Journal Article
Theme:
Climate and Environment, Governance and Conflict
Authors:
Jack, B.K., Recalde, M.P.

Abstract

We conduct a controlled field experiment in 52 communities in rural Bolivia to investigate the effect that local authorities have on voluntary public good provision. In our study, community members pool resources to provide environmental education material for local schools. We find that voluntary contributions increase when democratically elected local authorities lead by example.

Citation

Jack, B.K., Recalde, M.P., Leadership and the voluntary provision of public goods: Field evidence from Bolivia, Journal Of Public Economics, pp.80-93, 2014

Leadership and the voluntary provision of public goods: Field evidence from Bolivia

Published 1 January 2014
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