Fast-Track Institution Building in Conflict-Affected Countries? Insights from Recent Field Experiments
综合阿富汗、刚果民主共和国、利比里亚和塞拉利昂四个受冲突影响国家的社区驱动发展实地实验证据,评估快速制度建设的可行性,发现此类项目远未证明有效,并探讨了效果有限的原因及政策研究启示。
This paper synthesizes evidence from four recent “community-driven development” field experiments undertaken in countries affected by violent conflict and assesses prospects for “fast-track” institution building. Conflict-affected environments are presumed to be settings that combine extraordinary need and opportunity for building institutions. The substantive and methodological consistency of the field experiments (Afghanistan, DRC, Liberia, and Sierra Leone) allows us to derive general conclusions about attempts at local institution building in conflict-affected contexts. The evidence tells us that CDD programs are far from “proven impact” interventions. We discuss reasons for the limited effects, with implications for policy and further research.