A consensus unravels: NREGA and the paradox of rules-based welfare in India

<p>The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) was launched in India in 2006, and a widespread view is emerging that though flawed the NREGA has been successful in providing employment to the poorest. There was wide agreement among scholars before 2006 that India would not be able to...

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Main Authors: McCartney, M, Roy, I
Format: Journal article
Published: Palgrave Macmillan 2016