Format:
Online-Ressource (xlii, 332 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2010 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
9780821381564
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9780821376584
Series Statement:
Agriculture and Rural Development Series
Content:
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
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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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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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780821376584
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Gender and Governance in Rural Services : Insights from India, Ghana, and Ethiopia
Language:
English
