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AbstractThis paper analyses demand‐driven development programmes and spatial equality. If focuses on two programme design aspects that are assumed to have a bearing on equality: the degree to which they are demand‐driven and the degree to which they are integrated in to local councils' operations. The lesson from Malawi is that the demand‐driven logic matters; the most demand‐driven programme had the most unequal spatial sharing of benefits among sub‐district units. The level of integration, however, was less significant. Because of weak downwards accountability there was no more equality concern in the most integrated programmes than in the loosely integrated one. These findings illustrate that equality improvement depends on not only design factors but on the accountability of the programmes to the wider community. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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AbstractThis study analyzes the short‐term impact of an exogenous, positive income shock on caregivers' subjective well‐being (SWB) in Malawi using panel data from 3,365 households targeted to receive Malawi's Social Cash Transfer Program that provides unconditional cash to ultra‐poor, labor‐constrained households. The study consists of a cluster‐randomized, longitudinal design. After the baseline survey, half of these village clusters were randomly selected to receive the transfer and a follow‐up was conducted 17 months later. We find that the short‐term impact of household income increases from the cash transfer leads to substantial SWB gains among caregivers. After a year's worth of transfers, caregivers in beneficiary households have higher life satisfaction and are more likely to believe in a better future. We examine whether program impacts on consumption, food security, resilience, and hopefulness could explain the increase in SWB but do not find that any of these mechanisms individually mediate our results.

Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Editorial Note -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- Introduction -- Methodology -- Counting -- Border Monitoring -- Origin and Destination Survey -- A Profile of ICBT Entrepreneurs -- Purpose of Trade -- Types and Values of Traded Goods -- Clothing -- Household and Other Goods -- Handicrafts -- Value of Goods -- Conducting Business -- Financial Transactions at Borders -- Treatment at the Border -- Conclusion -- Endnotes -- Back cover