Community-driven development, infrastructure, and public services: Overview of the evidence

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dc.creatorLeight, Jessica
dc.creatorClark, Anne Angsten
dc.creatorReynolds, Katherine
dc.date2026-03
dc.date2026-03-19T20:47:25Z
dc.date2026-03-19T20:47:25Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:43:23Z
dc.descriptionCommunity-driven development (CDD) reliably delivers locally prioritized public infrastructure and services, often at a lower cost and with less leakage than traditional government-managed projects, and it has proven particularly effective in challenging contexts affected by institutional fragility, conflict, and violence. CDD effectively supports communities in prioritizing projects, producing a wide range of positive local outcomes. Yet, the diversity of choices makes generalizing the efficacy of CDD across settings difficult, highlighting the need for more research and better approaches to generating evidence and identifying impact. Emerging evidence suggests that infrastructure built by communities through CDD programs often endures longer than development projects that employ more traditional “top-down” approaches, with positive effects persisting for a decade or more.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/182190
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/112798
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceLeight, Jessica; Clark, Anne Angsten; and Reynolds, Katherine. 2026. Community-driven development, infrastructure, and public services: Overview of the evidence. IFPRI Project Note. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/182190
dc.subjectdevelopment aid
dc.subjectcommunity development
dc.subjectinfrastructure
dc.subjectpublic services
dc.titleCommunity-driven development, infrastructure, and public services: Overview of the evidence
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