More often than not, programmes targeted at households lead to changes that have economy-wide impact. This may be especially true for public works programmes that invest in building community assets. The brief draws on the findings from two impact evaluations that assess the Productive Safety Net Programme in Ethiopia holistically, exploring impacts both at the beneficiary household level and economy-wide impacts at the local and national levels.

This systematic review by Molina et al. assesses the evidence on effects of community monitoring interventions (CMIs) on corruption and access and quality of service delivery outcomes.

With close to 50 million beneficiary households in 2013, the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) is one of the largest social protection programmes in the world toda

This systematic review by Bensch and colleagues examines the impacts of market-based reforms on access to electricity in developing countries, compiling evidence from both quantitative and qualitative rigorous impact evaluations.

In community-driven development (CDD) programmes, community members are in charge of identifying, implementing and maintaining externally funded development projects.