Decentralisation, clientelism and social protection programmes: a study of India’s MGNREGA

Does decentralisation promote clientelism? If yes, through which mechanisms? We answer these questions through an analysis of India’s (and the world’s) largest workfare programme, the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), in two Indian states: Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh...

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Main Authors: Maiorano, Diego, Das, Upasak, Masiero, Silvia
Format: Article
Published: Taylor & Francis 2018
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/51659/