TY - JOUR
T1 - Do community members share development priorities? Results of a ranking exercise in East African rangelands
AU - McPeak, John G.
AU - Doss, Cheryl R.
AU - Barrett, Christopher B.
AU - Kristjanson, Patti
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors thank seminar participants at UC-Davis, Cornell University and Syracuse University for thoughtful comments and suggestions. This research was supported by the World Bank and by the Pastoral Risk Management Project of the Global Livestock Collaborative Research Support Program which is funded by the Office of Agriculture and Food Security, Global Bureau, USAID, under grants DAN-1328-G-00-0046-00 and PCE-G-98-00036-00. The opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect the views of the World Bank or the US Agency for International Development.
PY - 2009/11
Y1 - 2009/11
N2 - This study investigates development priorities of individuals living in 11 communities in the arid and semi-arid rangelands of northern Kenya and southern Ethiopia. We first asked individuals to describe development efforts that have been implemented in their community. People were then asked to rank the usefulness of these different interventions. Finally, we asked them to rank their priorities for future development activities in their community. Econometric analysis of their responses indicates that variation in rankings of future priorities is primarily driven by variation across communities rather than across households within communities, lending support to community-based approaches to priority setting.
AB - This study investigates development priorities of individuals living in 11 communities in the arid and semi-arid rangelands of northern Kenya and southern Ethiopia. We first asked individuals to describe development efforts that have been implemented in their community. People were then asked to rank the usefulness of these different interventions. Finally, we asked them to rank their priorities for future development activities in their community. Econometric analysis of their responses indicates that variation in rankings of future priorities is primarily driven by variation across communities rather than across households within communities, lending support to community-based approaches to priority setting.
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U2 - 10.1080/00220380902890219
DO - 10.1080/00220380902890219
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:70849112372
VL - 45
SP - 1663
EP - 1683
JO - Journal of Development Studies
JF - Journal of Development Studies
SN - 0022-0388
IS - 10
ER -