TY - JOUR
T1 - Information, Access and Targeting: The National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in India
AU - Gaiha, Raghav
AU - Shankar, Shylashri
AU - Jha, Raghbendra
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - In this paper, the relationship is assessed between possessing information on, gaining access to and the efficacy of delivery of India's national rural employment guarantee scheme (NREGA) in three states. The results suggest that the link between information, access and the delivery of the scheme is not straightforward. Information can increase the propensity for the programme to be accessed by those who are not its primary target population, and can enhance efficacy of delivery to such beneficiaries. Lack of information, on the other hand, decreases the ability of citizens, particularly the acutely poor, to benefit from the scheme.
AB - In this paper, the relationship is assessed between possessing information on, gaining access to and the efficacy of delivery of India's national rural employment guarantee scheme (NREGA) in three states. The results suggest that the link between information, access and the delivery of the scheme is not straightforward. Information can increase the propensity for the programme to be accessed by those who are not its primary target population, and can enhance efficacy of delivery to such beneficiaries. Lack of information, on the other hand, decreases the ability of citizens, particularly the acutely poor, to benefit from the scheme.
U2 - 10.1080/13600818.2010.551005
DO - 10.1080/13600818.2010.551005
M3 - Article
VL - 39
SP - 69
EP - 95
JO - Oxford Development Studies
JF - Oxford Development Studies
SN - 1360-0818
IS - 1
ER -