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Ghana G-SAM Impact Evaluation Baseline Politician Survey

Metadata Updated: July 13, 2024

USAID’s Center of Excellence for Democracy, Human Rights and Governance contracted Social Impact, Inc. to conduct an impact evaluation of USAID’s Ghana Strengthening Accountability Mechanisms (G-SAM) program, which aimed to increase accountability of local District Assemblies in Ghana. This impact evaluation, a randomized-controlled trial, tested the effect of two distinct efforts to increase accountability and improve service delivery outcomes at the district level. One hundred fifty of Ghana’s districts were matched and randomized into one of three groups: a top-down treatment group that received performance audits conducted by the central government Ghana Audit Service (GAS); a bottom-up treatment group that received civil-society organization (CSO) led scorecard campaigns; and a control group that did not receive either intervention. Outcomes were measured across three surveys administered at baseline (2014) and endline (2017). This dataset specifically contains baseline data from a survey targeted at district politicians, who make decisions on which development projects to build in which communities.

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Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: See this page for license information.

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https://data.usaid.gov/api/views/aksn-4s8p/files/c227ca25-5089-48d2-bcee-f2f0db86b07d
https://data.usaid.gov/api/views/aksn-4s8p/files/1fdd4caf-e3f7-4e7b-9893-e4b00c2bcdd5

Dates

Metadata Created Date January 28, 2023
Metadata Updated Date July 13, 2024

Metadata Source

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