UID:
edocfu_9958081778502883
Umfang:
xlii, 332 pages :
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illustrations ;
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23 cm.
Ausgabe:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-282-50212-3
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9786612502125
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0-8213-8156-3
Serie:
Agriculture and rural development
Inhalt:
The book "Gender and Governance in Rural Services: Insights from India, Ghana and Ethiopia" provides policy-relevant knowledge on strategies to improve agricultural and rural service delivery with a focus on providing more equitable access to these services, especially for women. It focuses India, Ethiopia, and Ghana, and focuses on two public services: agricultural extension, as an example of an agricultural service, and on drinking water, as an example of rural service that is not directly related to agriculture but is of high relevance for rural women. It provides empirical microlevel evide
Anmerkung:
Description based upon print version of record.
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CONTENTS; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Executive Summary; Figures; 1. Introduction; Boxes; 2. Conceptual Framework and Literature Review; 3. Gender and Governance in India, Ghana, and Ethiopia; Tables; 4. Methodology; 5. The Short Route of Accountability: Households, Community Organizations, and Service Providers; 6. The Long Route of Accountability: Political Representatives and Their Linkages; 7. Comparing the Three Countries; 8. Implications for Policy and Research; References; Index
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English
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 0-8213-7658-6
Sprache:
Englisch
