Targeting versus universalism: An evaluation of indirect effects of the Employment Guarantee Scheme in India

Imai, Katsushi S.

doi:10.1016/j.jpolmod.2006.03.004

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“…A key self‐targeting mechanism is based on the assumption that only those lacking other opportunities should be attracted to this kind of relatively low‐wage manual work. A direct pro‐poor focus determined by the self‐targeting principle (Besley & Coate, ; Imai, ) and the massive scale of MGNREGS signify its immense social and anti‐poverty potential. Administrative records show that almost 55 million households (approximately 40 per cent of rural Indian households) were provided with an average of 50 days of employment in the financial year 2010–11.…”

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A multi‐dimensional analysis of the impacts of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme: A tale from Tamil Nadu

Novotný

Kubelková

Joseph

2013

Singap J Trop Geogr

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This paper provides a multi-dimensional analysis of the impacts of the Indian Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme using a case study from rural Tamil Nadu. Drawing on structured interviews in households and semi-structured interviews with local employers and officials, we analyse the effects of the workfare scheme when it is widely and properly implemented. We distinguish between different conceptualizations of the work scheme as a means of welfare provision, labour market policy and intervention directed towards other objectives. We found that the goals of the scheme were fulfilled unevenly in the given context. Among other findings, we show that positive effects on the welfare of participating and non-participating households were accompanied by adverse effects on the local economy and negligible impact on out-migration for work.

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Section: Background and Research Questionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

A multi‐dimensional analysis of the impacts of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme: A tale from Tamil Nadu

Novotný

Kubelková

Joseph

2013

Singap J Trop Geogr

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“…In presenting the descriptive summaries of the qualitative and quantitative data, I have attempted to show the links between the two, notwithstanding the necessarily limited nature of the quantitative data set (for example, a single variable on school (Sudarshan et al, 2010). Some elite capture due to high wage rates, which have distorted local labour markets (Imai, 2007;Scandizzo et al, 2009). Examples of mismanagement and corruption (Camfield and Vennam, 2012) attendance).…”

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Growing Up in Ethiopia and Andhra Pradesh: The Impact of Social Protection Schemes on Girls’ Roles and Responsibilities

Camfield

2013

Eur J Dev Res

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The focus of this article is the effect on adolescent girls' roles and responsibilities of public works schemes or cash transfers, which are the main forms of social protection in developing countries. Increasing participation in social protection is intended to enhance the development of girls in participating households, but evidence on their school participation and workloads suggests that the reverse may be happening. The article probes what happens to girls' roles and responsibilities when households participate in social protection schemes in rural Ethiopia and Andhra Pradesh. It argues that effects are complex, and often context-specific; however, the assumption that 'beneficiaries' benefit means that negative impacts are rarely acknowledged. The article combines a review of other papers addressing the effects of social protection on children's work with analysis of quantitative and qualitative data, recognising that this question cannot be answered with a methodology that considers girls' schooling or workloads in isolation.Ce papier s'intéresse à l'effet, sur les rôles et responsabilités des adolescentes, des programmes de travaux publics et des transferts en espèces, qui constituent les principales formes de protection sociale dans les pays en développement. Augmenter la participation aux régimes de protection sociale vise, notamment, à favoriser le développement des filles appartenant aux ménages participant à ces programmes, mais des données sur leur scolarisation et leurs charges de travail suggèrent que l'inverse peut se produire. L'article examine en quoi les rôles et responsabilités des filles se modifient lorsque les ménages adhèrent à des régimes de protection sociale en Éthiopie rurale et dans l'Andhra Pradesh. Il indique que les effets sont complexes et dépendent souvent du contexte; toutefois, le principe selon lequel les « bénéficiaires » bénéficient implique que leurs impacts négatifs sont rarement reconnus. L'article associe une revue d'autres études portant sur les effets de la protection sociale sur le travail des enfants à une analyse de données quantitatives et qualitatives, et reconnaît que cette question ne peut être abordée en considérant séparément la scolarité et le travail des filles.

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“…According to S. Sashi, no selection and worker-targeting are done to get the most indigent of the villagers to benefit from the scheme (Imai, 2007). Anybody who is willing to work is accommodated, the only requirement being that the ubiquitous ration card (a document issued by state governments to enable the holder to purchase subsidised essential commodities from fair-price shops) must be presented for the making of the job card.…”

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MGNREGA Implementation in Tamil Nadu: Voices from the fields

Natesan¹,

Marathe

2021

Indian Journal of Human Development

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This article examines the implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) in two districts of Tamil Nadu—Panchetti and Salem. It describes the functioning of the Act based on a preliminary field study and documents the views of implementers and beneficiaries. This analysis reiterates that the implementation should drive policy and that the evaluation lessons need to filter back to the design of the policy. More specifically, MGNREGA requirements can be improved on two counts: one, wage determination and wage rates; and two, evolving better techniques to measure labour productivity.

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Targeting versus universalism: An evaluation of indirect effects of the Employment Guarantee Scheme in India

Cited by 18 publications

References 18 publications

A multi‐dimensional analysis of the impacts of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme: A tale from Tamil Nadu

A multi‐dimensional analysis of the impacts of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme: A tale from Tamil Nadu

Growing Up in Ethiopia and Andhra Pradesh: The Impact of Social Protection Schemes on Girls’ Roles and Responsibilities

MGNREGA Implementation in Tamil Nadu: Voices from the fields

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