An uneven path to accountability: a comparative study of MGNREGA in two states of India

In India, a lack of accountability is considered the key reason for the failure of most development programs. Most poverty alleviation programs are riddled with inefficiency, absenteeism, incompetence, and corruption. This has resulted in poor service delivery, and to ordinary citizens losing trust....

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Main Author: Dutta, Sujoy (Author)
Contributors: Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung gGmbH (Other)
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Language:English
Published: Berlin [Verlag nicht ermittelbar] 2015
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