%0 Journal Article
%T Evaluation of a Community Development Program in Nepal:  A Propensity Score Analysis
%A Ijin Hong
%A Kyung-hoo Roh
%J Research on Social Work Practice
%@ 1552-7581
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/1049731518755010
%X This study aims to evaluate the impact of a community development program meant to improve living standards of poor rural families through income generating activities (IGAs) based on conditional cash transfers (CCTs) in Doti, Nepal. We use cross-sectional field data from a sample of 392 families representative of the village development committees of Pokhari, Ladagada, and Gajari. After running a propensity score analysis to increase comparability between the treatment and comparison groups, we compare mean scores on a series of chosen outcome variables via t-test analyses. Results suggest that, although improvements in family income and living standards are felt subjectively, crop production might have worsened as a result of IGAs, suggesting the possibility of a trade-off and of long-term effects. This article has implications for research and practice in community development programs and data collection and evaluation of such programs
%K program evaluation
%K propensity score analysis
%K quasi-experiment
%K community development
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1049731518755010