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strategies and rural development policies in India. Though the successful passage of the Act is due to the long struggle by NGOs … pro-poor economy growth. The past experiences of wage employment programs in India, however, suggest that there are …
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In 2006, GOI launched the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (later renamed the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, MGNREGA) to promote rural employment.Using government reported data, this brief reports on MGNREGAprogress along the following parameters:a) Trends in...
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(NREGA), enacted in August 2005, is one such program in India. This paper assesses \emph{causal} impacts (Intent-to-Treat) of …
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Recent years have seen an increasing interest in using public-works programs as anti-poverty measures in developing countries. This paper analyzes the rural labor market impacts of the Indian National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, one of the most ambitious programs of its kind, by using a...
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(NREGA), enacted in August 2005, is one such program in India. This paper assesses causal impacts (Intent-to-Treat) of NREGA …
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Government of India (GOI). The scheme guarantees 100 days of employment per rural household. Using government reported data, this …
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