NREGA
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How anti-poverty programmes are used to undermine democracy in India
Welfare programmes, even when designed to prevent misuse, can be subverted by a political party and may encourage the centralisation of corruption.
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Reforming India’s public works scheme raised incomes
Improving the payment infrastructure for India’s National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme raised incomes — mostly through increases in non-programme earnings
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Can workfare programmes moderate conflict? Evidence from India
Through providing guaranteed employment for a period, workfare programmes provide insurance against the shocks to income that can lead to conflict
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Labour market effects of workfare programmes: Evidence from India’s NREGA
India’s NREGA programme increased rural and urban wages and reduced rural to urban migration