Background inequality and differential participation in deliberative valuation: Lessons from small-group discussions on forest conservation in Colombia

Vargas, Andrés; Lo, Acy; Rohde, Nicholas; Howes, Michael

doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2016.06.009

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“…Moreover, the Colombian context is characterized by a progressive system of privatization of public services as a result of neoliberal policies ( Rivillas García et al, 2014 ; Rodríguez, 2016 ). It has an official socioeconomic stratification of society ( Rosero, 2004 ; Alzate, 2006 ) and high rates of people at risk of social exclusion ( Valencia and Cuartas, 2009 ; Vargas et al, 2016 ). Given such a context, social inequalities tend to be represented as factual and isolated images, without a clear integration with more abstract societal issues ( Amar et al, 2001 ; Amar et al, 2006 ); our findings corroborate this idea, so that perceived economic inequality is based on daily life experiences rather than an on an abstract/technical definition of unequal distribution of resources.…”

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Perceptions of Economic Inequality in Colombian Daily Life: More Than Unequal Distribution of Economic Resources

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Research on perceptions of economic inequality focuses on estimations of the distribution of financial resources, such as perceived income gaps or wealth distribution. However, we argue that perceiving inequality is not limited to an economic idea but also includes other dimensions related to people’s daily life. We explored this idea by conducting an online survey (N = 601) in Colombia, where participants responded to an open-ended question regarding how they perceived economic inequality. We performed a content analysis of 1,624 responses to identify relevant topics and used network analysis tools to explore how such topics were interrelated. We found that perceived economic inequality is mainly represented by identifying social classes (e.g., the elites vs. the poor), intergroup relations based on discrimination and social exclusion, public spaces (e.g., beggars on streets, spatial segregation), and some dynamics about the distribution of economic resources and the quality of work (e.g., income inequality, precarious jobs). We discuss how different perceptions of economic inequality may frame how people understand and respond to inequality.

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Perceptions of Economic Inequality in Colombian Daily Life: More Than Unequal Distribution of Economic Resources

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“…Central to our hypothesis is an empirical investigation of the impact of deliberative juries on community preferences for environmental goods. The result demonstrates that deliberative methods within the CE process enhance the respondents' understanding, their methods for discussing and conceptualizing the goods valued, their thought processes during the transaction, the motivations for their responses, the adequacy of the valuation process used, and the public acceptability of the valuation exercise (Adamowicz et al, 1994;Á lvarez-Farizo & Hanley, 2006;Lienhoop & Vö lker, 2016;Powe et al, 2005;Schaafsma, Brouwer, Gilbert, van den Bergh, & Wagtendonk, 2013;Vargas et al, 2016;Ward, 1999;?). Hence, deliberation influences individuals' valuation processes in a way that we believe reflects community values more than the traditional CE valuation method does.…”

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Valuing Environmental Public Goods: Deliberative Citizen Juries as a Non-Rational Persuasion Method

Geleta¹,

Janmaat²,

Loomis³

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Governments sometimes use committees of selected volunteers to provide comment on environmental policy choices. We use a repeated choice experiment to explore how a deliberative citizen jury (DCJ) treatment affects the conservation preferences of DCJ participants who engage in a budget allocation exercise. First round choice experiment participants were invited to volunteer for one of a pair of paid DCJ sessions. Stated preference results for the DCJ participants were compared with a pseudo-control formed by matching non-participants on socioeconomic characteristics. Both preference and response heterogeneity declines for the DCJ treatment group, relative to the control. The stated preference results for the DCJ group are significantly different from those for the total sample, and the DCJ budget allocation results are inconsistent with the preferences expressed by the total sample. DCJ style committees may reflect how educated citizens make choices. However, selection and impacts of the deliberation make it likely these committees are not representative of the broader population.

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“…Second, we are particularly interested in how village cadres play a role in community management since elite capture has been frequently discussed in the literature [23,34,38,39]. For example, Zhang, Giles and Rozelle [38] show that village cadres with elite capture are more active in community participation and Vargas, Lo, Rohde and Howes [39] finds that traditional leaders attend public affairs with more group discussions. Households identified as poor are also controlled.…”

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The Impact of Program Participation on Rural Household Income: Evidence from China’s Whole Village Poverty Alleviation Program

Lin

Zhang

2019

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Villagers' participation in poverty alleviation programs has received considerable attention, especially with regard to the poor. However, not much is known about the welfare effect of villagers' program participation. This paper analyzes the impact of villagers' program participation on their incomes. We used household data from 529 villagers in China's Whole Village Poverty Alleviation Program. We focused on two types of program participation-discussion and voting. Using the propensity score matching approach, we estimate the impact of rural households' program participation on their income. The results show that the education and the political career of the household head determine program participation. Households participating in discussion and voting have a positive and significant effect on household income. Richer households benefit more from the program. However, the poor receive less benefits. We conclude that broadening villager's participation can boost the effectiveness of China's poverty alleviation program.

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Background inequality and differential participation in deliberative valuation: Lessons from small-group discussions on forest conservation in Colombia

Cited by 26 publications

References 25 publications

Perceptions of Economic Inequality in Colombian Daily Life: More Than Unequal Distribution of Economic Resources

Perceptions of Economic Inequality in Colombian Daily Life: More Than Unequal Distribution of Economic Resources

Valuing Environmental Public Goods: Deliberative Citizen Juries as a Non-Rational Persuasion Method

The Impact of Program Participation on Rural Household Income: Evidence from China’s Whole Village Poverty Alleviation Program

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