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Welfare Reforms and the Leviathan State

In: The Future of India's Social Safety Nets

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  • Andaleeb Rahman

    (Cornell University)

  • Prabhu Pingali

    (Cornell University)

Abstract

Should cash transfers replace targeted in-kind food transfers and public works program? Can making welfare provisions universally applicable make the program more effective? Would technological innovations help overcome implementational deficits in the welfare delivery systems? Why not introduce a singular program of universal basic income (UBI) as an alternative to the array of poorly implemented welfare schemes? But does India have the fiscal and organization capability to manage and fund an expansive set of social safety nets? Social safety net debates in the country are currently organized around these questions. In this chapter, we unpack the arguments and evidence on either side of the debate and offer suggestions for future policy.

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  • Andaleeb Rahman & Prabhu Pingali, 2024. "Welfare Reforms and the Leviathan State," Palgrave Studies in Agricultural Economics and Food Policy, in: The Future of India's Social Safety Nets, chapter 0, pages 293-356, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:psachp:978-3-031-50747-2_9
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-50747-2_9
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