State transfers to the poor and back: The case of the Food-for-Work program in India

World Development

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 575-591

  Deshingkar, Priya ^a   Johnson, Craig ^b   Farrington, John ^a  

^a OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Andhra Pradesh; Corruption; Food for work; Poverty; South Asia

Indexed keywords

CORRUPTION; FOOD AID; FOOD SUPPLY; LOW INCOME POPULATION;

ANDHRA PRADESH; ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; WORLD;

EID: 16244412310     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2005.01.003     Document Type: Article

References (26)

1. C. Barrett & M.R. Carter Can't get ahead for falling behind: Development policy, poverty, and relief traps CHOICES, 2001-2002 Winter 2001 35-38
2. Barrett, C., & Clay, D. C. (2001). How accurate is Food-For-Work self-targeting in the presence of imperfect factor markets? Evidence from Ethiopia. Department of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University and Institute for International Agriculture, Michigan State University
3. C. Barrett S. Holden & D. Clay Can Food-For-Work programs reduce vulnerability In: S. Dercon (Ed.). Insurance against poverty 2004 Oxford University Press Oxford
4. K. Basu Relief programs: When it may be better to give food instead of cash World Development 24 1 1996 91-96
5. Bhalotra, S. (2002). Welfare implications of fiscal reform, the case of food subsidies in India. Discussion Paper No. 2002/32, UNU/WIDER, Helsinki
6. Deshingkar, P., & Start, D. (2003). Seasonal migration for livelihoods, coping, accumulation and exclusion. Working Paper No. 220, Overseas Development Institute, London
7. de Souza, P. R. (2000). Multi-state study of Panchayati Raj legislation and administrative reform. Background Paper No. 1. In Overview of rural decentralization in India, Vol. 3. Unpublished Report. Washington, DC: World Bank
8. Dev, M. (2002). Pro-poor growth in India: What do we know about the Employment Effects of Growth 1980-2000? Working Paper 161, Overseas Development Institute, London
9. Dev, M. (2003). Right to food in India. Working Paper No. 50, Centre for Economic and Social Studies, Hyderabad, India
10. A. de Waal Famine crimes: Politics and the disaster relief industry in Africa 1997 James Currey/Indiana University Press Oxford/Bloomington
11. J. Dreze & A. Sen Hunger and public action 1989 Clarendon Press Oxford
12. B. Harriss S. Guhan & R. Cassen (Eds.). Poverty in India 1992 Oxford University Press Oxford
13. R.J. Herring & R.M. Edwards Guaranteeing employment to the rural poor: Social functions and class interests in the Employment Guarantee Scheme in western India World Development 11 7 1993 575-592
14. R. Jenkins & A.M. Goetz Accounts and accountability: Theoretical implications of the right to information movement in India Third World Quarterly 20 3 1999 603-622
15. Johnson, C., Deshingkar, P., & Start, D. (2003). Grounding the state: Poverty, inequality and the politics of governance in India's panchayats. ODI Working Paper 226. Overseas Development Institute, London
16. Atul Kohli The state and poverty in India: The politics of reform 1987 Cambridge University Press Cambridge
17. J. Migdal Strong societies and weak states: State-society relations and state capabilities in the Third World 1988 Princeton University Press Princeton, NJ
18. J. Mooij Real targeting: The case of food distribution in India Food Policy 24 1999 49-69
19. Mooij, J. (2003). Smart governance? Politics in the policy process in Andhra Pradesh, India. Working Paper 228, Overseas Development Institute, London
20. Nayak, R., Saxena, N. C., & Farrington, R. (2002). Reaching the poor: The influence of policy and administrative processes on the implementation of government poverty schemes in India. Working Paper No. 175, Overseas Development Institute, London
21. M. Ravallion Reaching the rural poor through public employment: Arguments, lessons, and evidence from South Asia World Bank Research Observer 6 1 1991 153-176
22. Rogers, B., & Coates, J. (2002). Food based safety nets and related programs. Social Safety Net Primer Series. Washington, DC: World Bank Institute
23. M. Turner & D. Hulme Governance, administration and development: Making the state work 1997 MacMillan London
24. R. Wade The market for public office: Why the Indian state is not better at development World Development 13 4 1985 467-497
25. WASSAN (n.d.). Voices from the ground: Issues in tank desiltation under Neeru-Meeru. Hyderabad: Watershed Support Services
26. World Bank (1998). Reducing poverty in India: Options for more effective public services. World Bank Country Study. Washington, DC: World Bank