Identifying beneficiaries for sustainable development in low- and middle-income countries

Abstract

Implementation projects on sustainable development have already triggered the global transfer of funds through multi-lateral agencies. The selection of beneficiaries at the local level is an intriguing problem in the developmental sector and does not have a single-window solution. In absence of equitable selection, a fraction of beneficiaries might be benefitted over and over again and the rest remain deprived. The proposed opinion will discuss the challenges of selecting beneficiaries in the developing countries and shade lights in some of the probable solutions which can be used. The present opinion also suggest measures needs to be taken by funding agency, and implementing agency to create more transparent framework and assure maximal utilization of available funds.

Social capital and targeted beneficiaries of a development project: A lab in the field experiment in rural Zimbabwe

“…Self-selection bias arises when beneficiaries choose to participate voluntarily, creating problems with program evaluation and targeting. The identification bias concerns the selection of beneficiaries and the delegation of service delivery to local groups or agents, which can lead to rent-seeking behavior and social incentives (Bandiera et al, 2022;Basurto et al, 2020;Gugerty et al, 2019;Roy, 2022).…”

Social capital and targeted beneficiaries of a development project: A lab in the field experiment in rural Zimbabwe

“…Self-selection bias arises when beneficiaries choose to participate voluntarily, creating problems with program evaluation and targeting. The identification bias concerns the selection of beneficiaries and the delegation of service delivery to local groups or agents, which can lead to rent-seeking behavior and social incentives (Bandiera et al, 2022;Basurto et al, 2020;Gugerty et al, 2019;Roy, 2022).…”