Policy Windows and Livelihood Futures Prospects for Poverty Reduction in Rural India

by Farrington, John; Deshingkar, Priya; Johnson, Craig; Start, Daniel

• ISBN13: 9780195675252
• ISBN10: 0195675258
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-03-02
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This book focuses on economic and political reforms in India in the context of rural markets, differing patterns of agro-ecological endowments, and socio-cultural relations. It identifies how well development interventions have removed constraints and allowed for opportunities in rural India.

Table of Contents

Tables, Figures, and Boxes	ix
Abbreviations	xiv
Introduction	1	(52)
John Farrington
Priya Deshingkar
Concepts, Research Questions, and Sources of Evidence	1	(7)
John Farrington
Priya Deshingkar
Economic Reform: Globalization, Liberalization, and Economic and Social Indicators	8	(5)
N. C. Saxena
John Farrington
Political Reform: Local Power and Politics in India	13	(11)
Craig Johnson
Who are the Poor, Anyway?	24	(3)
N. C. Saxena
Priya Deshingkar
John Farrington
Centre-State Fiscal Relations and Changing Priorities for Public Funding in Rural Development	27	(4)
N. C. Saxena
Jos Mooij
Mahendra Dev
John Farrington
Poverty reduction Policies	31	(9)
A Brief Overview
John Farrington
N. C. Saxena
Priya Deshingkar
Conclusions: Linking Concepts and Trends to the Rural Reality	40	(13)
John Farrington
N. C. Saxena
Priya Deshingkar
Changing Livelihood Contexts in the Study Locations	53	(21)
Priya Deshingkar
Daniel Start
John Farrington
The Samples	53	(7)
Methods	60	(1)
Broad Livelihood Trajectories and Causal Factors	61	(8)
Broad Occupational Shifts: Winners and Losers	69	(3)
Conclusions: Broad Diversification Strategies	72	(2)
Agricultural Livelihoods in an Era of Economic Reform and Globalization	74	(78)
Priya Deshingkar
John Farrington
Agriculture and Natural Resource-based Livelihoods in an Era of Economic Reform and Globalization	74	(14)
Priya Deshingkar
John Farrington
Farming and Market Exclusion in Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh: Poverty Traps and Opportunities for Accumulation	88	(51)
Priya Deshingkar
Daniel Start
Conclusions and Implications for Policy	139	(13)
Priya Deshingkar
John Farrington
Diversifying Beyond the Farm	152	(116)
John Farrington
Priya Deshingkar
Daniel Start
Introduction	152	(13)
Sheila Bhalla
Liberalizing the Rural Economy	165	(7)
N. C. Saxena
Microfinance Realities	172	(1)
Sanjay Sinha
Tammay Chetan
Orlanda Ruthven
Nilotpal Pathak
From Microcredit to Livelihood Finance	173	(6)
Vijay Mahajan
Rural--Urban Links and the Urbanization of the Countryside	179	(4)
Sheila Bhalla
Moving Mud, Shifting, Soil: Changes in Wage Labour Livelihoods	183	(7)
Orlanda Ruthven
Sushil Kumar
Occupational Diversification, Household Strategies, and Non-farm Options in Madhya Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh	190	(35)
Daniel Start
Priya Deshingkar
New Options: Seasonal Migration of Labour as a Livelihood Strategy	225	(37)
Priya Deshingkar
Daniel Start
Conclusions	262	(6)
John Farrington
Priya Deshingkar
Policies to Protect and Promote Livelihoods	268	(91)
John Farrington
Priya Deshingkar
Introduction: Social Protection---Definitions and Concepts	268	(6)
John Farrington
Poverty Slides in the Countryside: Shocks, Finance, and Welfare in Varying Contexts	274	(49)
Daniel Start
Priya Deshingkar
Reaching the Poor? The Implementation of Poverty Schemes in India	323	(28)
Radhika Nayak
John Farrington
N. C. Saxena
Conclusions	351	(8)
John Farrington
Priya Deshingkar
Politics, Livelihoods, and Poverty	359	(91)
Craig Johnson
Introduction: Power and Politics in Rural India	359	(14)
Craig Johnson
Does Governance Matter? Power and Politics in the Gram Panchayats	373	(21)
Craig Johnson
Priya Deshingkar
Daniel Start
Local Politics and the `Logic' of Development Distribution in Madhya Pradesh	394	(17)
Vikas Singh
Bhupendra Gehlot
Daniel Start
Craig Johnson
Governance, Corruption, and Food for Work in Andhra Pradesh	411	(18)
Priya Deshingkar
Craig Johnson
Politics, Livelihoods, and Poverty: Concluding Remarks and Options for Policy	429	(21)
Craig Johnson
Appendices	439	(11)
Conclusions	450	(25)
John Farrington
Priya Deshingkar
Craig Johnson
Daniel Start
The Concepts: Between Market and Structure	450	(4)
Findings of the Study within these Policy Contexts	454	(9)
Policy Options	463	(8)
Final Word: A Positive Note	471	(4)
Annexure 1: The Unorganized Sector: Conceptual Categories and Coverage	475	(2)
Annexure 2: The Concepts of Plan and Non-Plan Disbursements	477	(4)
Annexure 3: The Measurement of Poverty in India	481	(4)
Annexure 4: Findings of the Comptroller and Auditor General in Relation to the Implementation of Centrally Sponsored Schemes	485	(3)
Glossary	488	(5)
Index	493