Gendered Risks, Poverty and Vulnerability in India: Case Study of the Indian National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (Madhya Pradesh)
Madhya Pradesh,
India
Publisher
Indian Institute of Dalit Studies
2011
English
Working Paper; 5(3)
Abstract
The paper attempts to analyze the extent to which National Rural Employment Gurantee Act (NREGA) addresses gender-specific economic and social risks to support the inclusion of women, specifically from marginalized communities, into India’s poverty reduction and growth redistribution processes.