INFORMATION

Rural areas face a distinct set of pandemic challenges deserving special attention. What can be done to ensure high-quality governance and provision of services critical to maintain rural livelihoods during the crisis?

A new special issue of "World Development" journal lays out when information can be a powerful tool for better governance.

In their recent paper in World Development, David Evans, Brian Holtemeyer, and Katrina Kosec explore how conditional cash transfer programs can impact trust in government, and how the information available to citizens affects this relationship.

This workshop aims to shed light on whether and how greater access to information stemming from institutional or technological innovations can improve rural service delivery and governance. It brings together a diverse group of researchers who will present work examining a variety of different services and aspects of rural governance and exchange feedback.