Volunteerism after the Tsunami

The Effects of Democratization

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ID23560486
AuthorsTiago Freire (0000-0001-7840-7431), J Vernon Henderson (0000-0002-0985-9415), Ari Kuncoro
Year2015
Publication date2015-09-01
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
PublisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1596/1813-9450-7410
OpenAlexW2576505901
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited12

Using three waves of survey data from fishing villages in Aceh, Indonesia for 2005–09, the paper examines the determinants of local volunteer labor after the tsunami. Volunteer labor is the village public sector labor force for maintenance, clean-up and renovation of public capital. While also examining the effects on volunteerism of village destruction and trauma, pre-existing social capital, diversity, and aid delivery, the papers focuses on the effects of democratization. The tsunami and massive international aid effort prompted the settlement of the insurgency movement in Aceh, which had led to suspension of local elections over the prior twenty or more years. Until 2006, village heads who call volunteer days were effectively selected by village elites, who may highly value the public facilities maintained by volunteer labor. With elections, volunteer days fall under the new regime, with democratically elected village heads calling fewer volunteer days, which may appeal more to the typical villager. Identification comes from pseudo-randomized differential timing of elections.

Democracy · Democratization · Development economics · Economics · Political science · Politics · Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration · Disaster Management and Resilience · Law

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