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Incommensurate Welfare Gains: The Role of Ideas, Institutions, and Interests

In: The Future of India's Social Safety Nets

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  • Andaleeb Rahman

    (Cornell University)

  • Prabhu Pingali

    (Cornell University)

Abstract

Despite the presence of various social safety net programs, Indian households are not resilient to daily risks and exogenous shocks. To understand the incommensurate success of Indian social welfare programs in improving resilience, we focus on key elements of the policymaking process—ideas, interests, and institutions—in this chapter. We deliberate upon the ideas which motivate social welfare programs, the institutions responsible for delivering welfare benefits, and the political interests which shape program design and effectiveness in the country. Building upon arguments around policymaking process and the implementational hurdles, we highlight the importance of citizen-state social contract, local institutions, subnational politics, civil society activism, and state capacity in shaping the focus, form, and scope of social welfare policies.

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  • Andaleeb Rahman & Prabhu Pingali, 2024. "Incommensurate Welfare Gains: The Role of Ideas, Institutions, and Interests," Palgrave Studies in Agricultural Economics and Food Policy, in: The Future of India's Social Safety Nets, chapter 0, pages 245-292, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:psachp:978-3-031-50747-2_8
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-50747-2_8
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