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100			_aArceneaux, Kevin
245			_aHow not to increase participation in local government: the advantage of experiments when testing policy interventions
260			_c2016
300			_ap.131-139.
362			_aJan-Feb
520			_aLocal governments benefit from nonelected committees that provide citizen input on important issues. Although these committees offer a valuable tool for policy makers, they suffer from low participation and tend to underrepresent economically disadvantaged citizens. This article reports the results of a randomized survey experiment that evaluated the relative effectiveness of offering social recognition or skills training. The findings show that entreaties to participate premised on gaining social recognition had no effect on willingness to participate and that offers to provide training actually decreased citizens' willingness to participate, especially among economically disadvantaged citizens. Even though these approaches may hold promise, this particular policy intervention did not live up to that promise. The article concludes with a discussion of the importance of testing policy interventions before wide-scale implementation and the utility of randomized experiments in this process. - Reproduced. 11
650			_aLocal government
700			_aButler, Daniel M.
773			_aPublic Administration Review
909			_a111000
999			_c110995 _d110995