Arbeitspapier
Connections and the allocation of public benefits
We explore the relationship between connections and public transfers in decentralized poverty-targeting programmes. Using panel data from Vietnam we find evidence that households with connections to local government are more likely to be classified as poor, the main determinant of whether households receive public benefits/supports. Social connections play a role by allowing politically connected households to receive supports without being reprimanded by their local community. We identify provision of information as a mechanism through which households use their connections to obtain the poverty classification, suggesting that information campaigns may be an effective means of eliminating local level corruption in poverty-targeting programmes.
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978-92-9230-916-9
- Language
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Series: WIDER Working Paper ; No. 2015/031
- Classification
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Wirtschaft
Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
- Subject
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political connections
social connections
decentralization
poverty targeting
Vietnam
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Newman, Carol
Zhang, Mengyang
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Veröffentlichung
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The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)
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Helsinki
- (when)
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2015
- DOI
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doi:10.35188/UNU-WIDER/2015/916-9
- Handle
- Last update
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10.03.2025, 11:44 AM CET
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Object type
- Arbeitspapier
Associated
- Newman, Carol
- Zhang, Mengyang
- The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)
Time of origin
- 2015
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