Shylashri Shankar and Raghav Gaiha
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- September 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780198085003
- eISBN:
- 9780199082476
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198085003.001.0001
- Subject:
- Political Science, Indian Politics
How can the government and citizens become more responsive to each other in alleviating poverty and reducing corruption? The book tests several intuitions including whether vulnerable groups demand ...
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How can the government and citizens become more responsive to each other in alleviating poverty and reducing corruption? The book tests several intuitions including whether vulnerable groups demand more from the state if they acquire information about government programs by attending public meetings and participating in social and economic networks such as self- help groups, or by occupying elected positions reserved for them. The book assesses the effectiveness of formal and informal mechanisms—political representation, community social audits, access to information, membership in networks, political competition—that have enabled the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee (MGNREGS) to reach its intended beneficiaries in Andhra Pradesh (AP), Tamil Nadu (TN), Madhya Pradesh (MP), and Rajasthan. Analytically, it asks why a mechanism worked or failed in doing two things: a) changing the dominant structure of institutional and social interactions; and b) transforming the ability of poor individuals to take advantage of these changes.Less
How can the government and citizens become more responsive to each other in alleviating poverty and reducing corruption? The book tests several intuitions including whether vulnerable groups demand more from the state if they acquire information about government programs by attending public meetings and participating in social and economic networks such as self- help groups, or by occupying elected positions reserved for them. The book assesses the effectiveness of formal and informal mechanisms—political representation, community social audits, access to information, membership in networks, political competition—that have enabled the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee (MGNREGS) to reach its intended beneficiaries in Andhra Pradesh (AP), Tamil Nadu (TN), Madhya Pradesh (MP), and Rajasthan. Analytically, it asks why a mechanism worked or failed in doing two things: a) changing the dominant structure of institutional and social interactions; and b) transforming the ability of poor individuals to take advantage of these changes.
Armando Barrientos
- Published in print:
- 2017
- Published Online:
- May 2018
- ISBN:
- 9781447335702
- eISBN:
- 9781447335740
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- DOI:
- 10.1332/policypress/9781447335702.003.0002
- Subject:
- Economics and Finance, Development, Growth, and Environmental
This chapter examines how anti-poverty transfer programmes can drive global extreme poverty to zero. Current trends indicate that global poverty is a crucial issue not only in poor countries but also ...
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This chapter examines how anti-poverty transfer programmes can drive global extreme poverty to zero. Current trends indicate that global poverty is a crucial issue not only in poor countries but also in low- and middle-income countries. Indeed, the majority of people in extreme poverty today live in middle-income countries and are likely to concentrate in sub-Saharan Africa. In order to reduce extreme poverty worldwide to zero, there is a need to pay special attention to policies facilitating the social and economic inclusion of groups in extreme poverty. The chapter first considers the interrelationships between antipoverty transfers, inclusion of disadvantaged groups, and human development before discussing the outcomes of existing antipoverty transfer programmes. It also highlights the main policy lessons and concludes with an analysis of the role of international aid in anti-poverty transfer programmes.Less
This chapter examines how anti-poverty transfer programmes can drive global extreme poverty to zero. Current trends indicate that global poverty is a crucial issue not only in poor countries but also in low- and middle-income countries. Indeed, the majority of people in extreme poverty today live in middle-income countries and are likely to concentrate in sub-Saharan Africa. In order to reduce extreme poverty worldwide to zero, there is a need to pay special attention to policies facilitating the social and economic inclusion of groups in extreme poverty. The chapter first considers the interrelationships between antipoverty transfers, inclusion of disadvantaged groups, and human development before discussing the outcomes of existing antipoverty transfer programmes. It also highlights the main policy lessons and concludes with an analysis of the role of international aid in anti-poverty transfer programmes.
Hany Besada, Leah McMillan Polonenko, and Manmohan Agarwal (eds)
- Published in print:
- 2017
- Published Online:
- May 2018
- ISBN:
- 9781447335702
- eISBN:
- 9781447335740
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- DOI:
- 10.1332/policypress/9781447335702.001.0001
- Subject:
- Economics and Finance, Development, Growth, and Environmental
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) set by the United Nations were deliberately ambitious, and they have been the subject of much debate. Now, with the 2015 target date for many of the goals ...
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The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) set by the United Nations were deliberately ambitious, and they have been the subject of much debate. Now, with the 2015 target date for many of the goals having passed, it is time to assess the goals and attempt to determine whether they were effective. Gathering leading scholars from a range of backgrounds and regions, this book offers an in-depth exploration of that question, with the aim of better understanding the effects of the MDGs and learning from them for future policy decisions. It examines the impact of the MDGs on countries and regions such as Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America, and discusses a range of topics including anti-poverty transfer programmes, sustainable development, and the role of women in economic development.Less
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) set by the United Nations were deliberately ambitious, and they have been the subject of much debate. Now, with the 2015 target date for many of the goals having passed, it is time to assess the goals and attempt to determine whether they were effective. Gathering leading scholars from a range of backgrounds and regions, this book offers an in-depth exploration of that question, with the aim of better understanding the effects of the MDGs and learning from them for future policy decisions. It examines the impact of the MDGs on countries and regions such as Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America, and discusses a range of topics including anti-poverty transfer programmes, sustainable development, and the role of women in economic development.
T.N. Srinivasan
- Published in print:
- 2000
- Published Online:
- October 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780195652826
- eISBN:
- 9780199080649
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195652826.003.0003
- Subject:
- Economics and Finance, Development, Growth, and Environmental
This chapter discusses poverty alleviation efforts in India. Eradication of poverty has long been the overarching objective of Indian economic development. All the pre-independence plans for Indian ...
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This chapter discusses poverty alleviation efforts in India. Eradication of poverty has long been the overarching objective of Indian economic development. All the pre-independence plans for Indian development, including those of the National Planning Committee, M. Visveswaraya, and the Indian Federation of Labour, identified poverty as the central problem of the Indian economy. However, even after nearly fifty years of planning, more than a third of India's population still has a monthly consumption below the extremely modest poverty line. This chapter suggests that anti-poverty programmes that either do not reach the poor or bestow disproportionate benefits to the non-poor should be reformed. It explains that a majority of India's safety-net initiatives are misusing scarce financial resources that could be best invested to increase the poor's access to health and education services that have been shown to equip the poor to help themselves.Less
This chapter discusses poverty alleviation efforts in India. Eradication of poverty has long been the overarching objective of Indian economic development. All the pre-independence plans for Indian development, including those of the National Planning Committee, M. Visveswaraya, and the Indian Federation of Labour, identified poverty as the central problem of the Indian economy. However, even after nearly fifty years of planning, more than a third of India's population still has a monthly consumption below the extremely modest poverty line. This chapter suggests that anti-poverty programmes that either do not reach the poor or bestow disproportionate benefits to the non-poor should be reformed. It explains that a majority of India's safety-net initiatives are misusing scarce financial resources that could be best invested to increase the poor's access to health and education services that have been shown to equip the poor to help themselves.
David Byrne
- Published in print:
- 2011
- Published Online:
- March 2012
- ISBN:
- 9781847424518
- eISBN:
- 9781447301486
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- DOI:
- 10.1332/policypress/9781847424518.003.0005
- Subject:
- Sociology, Social Research and Statistics
This chapter discusses the process of evaluating — with the role of social science in the establishment of outcomes and effectiveness in the achievement of those outcomes. It reviews the role of ...
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This chapter discusses the process of evaluating — with the role of social science in the establishment of outcomes and effectiveness in the achievement of those outcomes. It reviews the role of evaluation in relation to policies in all areas. It deals with the actual politics of evaluation, that is to say the way in which political pressures intrude into the evaluation process with examples. It develops a realist/complexity-founded approach to evaluation — drawing here on a synthesis of the arguments of Pawson and Tilley (1997) with the complexity frame of reference. It develops the argument that evaluation is a process in which multiple voices must be heard — by drawing examples of evaluation in practice looking at education, health and anti-poverty programmes.Less
This chapter discusses the process of evaluating — with the role of social science in the establishment of outcomes and effectiveness in the achievement of those outcomes. It reviews the role of evaluation in relation to policies in all areas. It deals with the actual politics of evaluation, that is to say the way in which political pressures intrude into the evaluation process with examples. It develops a realist/complexity-founded approach to evaluation — drawing here on a synthesis of the arguments of Pawson and Tilley (1997) with the complexity frame of reference. It develops the argument that evaluation is a process in which multiple voices must be heard — by drawing examples of evaluation in practice looking at education, health and anti-poverty programmes.
