Development Through Empowerment: Delivering Effective Public Services — A Literature Review

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Guo Xu

London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Economics; University of California, Berkeley

Date Written: December 2013

Abstract

This paper reviews the channels through which empowerment may improve the efficiency and quality of public service delivery, particularly in developing Asia. Departing from a macro perspective, we focus and revisit microeconomic evidence for three broad measures aimed at empowering the poor: empowerment through voice, empowerment through exit, and empowerment through information.

Keywords: empowerment, public service delivery, accountability

JEL Classification: H40, Y30

Suggested Citation

Xu, Guo and Xu, Guo, Development Through Empowerment: Delivering Effective Public Services — A Literature Review (December 2013). Asian Development Bank Economics Working Paper Series No. 382, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2479140 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2479140

Guo Xu (Contact Author)

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London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Economics ( email )

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