Shylashri Shankar and Raghav Gaiha
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- September 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780198085003
- eISBN:
- 9780199082476
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198085003.003.0008
- Subject:
- Political Science, Indian Politics
The chapter assesses whether socially and politically networked households are more aware of a program’s components and the processes of decision-making, and whether such networking makes them more ...
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The chapter assesses whether socially and politically networked households are more aware of a program’s components and the processes of decision-making, and whether such networking makes them more likely to vocalize their dissatisfaction when their entitlements are threatened. The links to social and political networks are significant in increasing a household’s access to information about an anti-poverty program, in increasing the monitoring of the program, and in helping them voice their dissatisfaction when program objectives are not met. In the empowerment framework, networks build a collective capability on the part of the vulnerable to make demands on the state. But networking alone is not enough to enable the poor to directly influence decision-making in a gram sabha. Our results highlight the importance of education in instilling not just civic values but also for enabling the vulnerable to learn about and monitor the functioning of specific anti-poverty programsLess
The chapter assesses whether socially and politically networked households are more aware of a program’s components and the processes of decision-making, and whether such networking makes them more likely to vocalize their dissatisfaction when their entitlements are threatened. The links to social and political networks are significant in increasing a household’s access to information about an anti-poverty program, in increasing the monitoring of the program, and in helping them voice their dissatisfaction when program objectives are not met. In the empowerment framework, networks build a collective capability on the part of the vulnerable to make demands on the state. But networking alone is not enough to enable the poor to directly influence decision-making in a gram sabha. Our results highlight the importance of education in instilling not just civic values but also for enabling the vulnerable to learn about and monitor the functioning of specific anti-poverty programs
Rama V. Baru
- Published in print:
- 2018
- Published Online:
- July 2019
- ISBN:
- 9780199482160
- eISBN:
- 9780199097746
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/oso/9780199482160.003.0004
- Subject:
- Sociology, Health, Illness, and Medicine, Social Stratification, Inequality, and Mobility
This chapter analyses the role and social characteristics of market forces in the health service system in India. It argues that while there are studies that have individually focused on financing, ...
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This chapter analyses the role and social characteristics of market forces in the health service system in India. It argues that while there are studies that have individually focused on financing, provisioning, drugs and technology, there is a need to take a systemic view of it. It also examines the rise of corporate sector health care through the example of Apollo hospitals and illustrates the complex interaction between regional, national, and international capital and the support from the political class to facilitate the corporate sector in health care. The role of the diasporic networks and their access and influence on policymaking during the last three decades has been highlighted.Less
This chapter analyses the role and social characteristics of market forces in the health service system in India. It argues that while there are studies that have individually focused on financing, provisioning, drugs and technology, there is a need to take a systemic view of it. It also examines the rise of corporate sector health care through the example of Apollo hospitals and illustrates the complex interaction between regional, national, and international capital and the support from the political class to facilitate the corporate sector in health care. The role of the diasporic networks and their access and influence on policymaking during the last three decades has been highlighted.
