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SR-43-PITA

Does incorporating participation and accountability improve development outcomes? Meta-analysis and framework synthesis

3ie Systematic review 43, 2019

Hugh Waddington, Ada Sonnenfeld, Juliette Finetti, Marie Gaarder, Denny John and Jennifer Stevenson

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This systematic review by Waddington, Sonnenfeld and colleagues examined high-quality evidence from 35 citizen engagement programmes in low- and middle-income countries. These programmes promoted citizen engagement in service delivery through four routes: participation, inclusion of marginalised groups, transparency and/or citizen efforts to ensure public service accountability; and collectively, PITA mechanisms. Interventions that improved direct engagement between service users and providers are often effective in stimulating active citizen engagement in service delivery, and realising improvements in access to services and service provision quality. However, in the absence of complementary interventions to address bottlenecks around service provider supply chains and service use, citizen engagement interventions alone may not improve key well-being outcomes for target communities. In addition, interventions to improve governance by increasing citizen pressures on politicians to hold service providers to account do not usually influence service delivery.

Systematic Review on the Effect of Skills-Based Active Labor Market Interventions on Migration Outcomes

Systematic Review on the Effect of Skills-Based Active Labor Market Interventions on Migration Outcomes

Systematic review 3ie 2023  
The authors of this systematic review assess the effects of skill-based active labor market interventions on migration outcomes. This study was commissioned by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) through USAID’s project, Addressing the Root Causes of Irregular Migration in Guatemala.

Strengthening women’s empowerment and gender equality in fragile contexts towards peaceful and inclusive societies

Strengthening women’s empowerment and gender equality in fragile contexts towards peaceful and inclusive societies

Systematic review 3ie 2021  
The authors of this systematic review assess the effects of gender-specific and transformative interventions on women’s empowerment and gender equality in fragile and conflict-affected states and their contribution to building peaceful and inclusive societies.

Strengthening intergroup social cohesion in fragile situations

Strengthening intergroup social cohesion in fragile situations

Systematic review 3ie 2021  
In this review, Sonnenfeld and colleagues synthesise evidence on programmes that promote intergroup social cohesion as a means of supporting sustainable peace in fragile communities in low- and middle-income countries.

Effects of access to electricity interventions on socio-economic outcomes in low- and middle- income countries

Effects of access to electricity interventions on socio-economic outcomes in low- and middle- income countries

Systematic review 3ie 2020  
In this review, Moore and colleagues synthesise available evidence on the effectiveness of electricity interventions on socio-economic outcomes for households, firms and communities in low- and middle- income countries.

Incentives for climate mitigation in the land use sector – the effects of payment for environmental services (PES) on environmental and socio-economic outcomes in low- and middle-income countries: a mixed-method systematic review

Incentives for climate mitigation in the land use sector – the effects of payment for environmental services (PES) on environmental and socio-economic outcomes in low- and middle-income countries: a mixed-method systematic review

Systematic review 3ie 2019  
This review by Snilsveit and colleagues examines evidence from 18 economic incentives-based payment for environmental services programmes to understand the effectiveness on environmental and socio-economic outcomes.

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  • DOI : 10.23846/SR00043

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