Rural works programs in India: Costs and benefits

Rural works programs in India: Costs and benefits

A sequential applied general equilibrium model of the Indian economy is used for analyzing the costs and benefits of a rural works program designed to provide employment during slack agricultural seasons through the creation of productive assets such as roads, irrigation works, schools etc. It is sh...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of development economics 1988-09, Vol.29 (2), p.131-156
Hauptverfasser: Narayana, N.S.S., Parikh, Kirit S., Srinivasan, T.N.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
ACTIVIDADES COMPLEMENTARIAS (FINCA)
ACTIVITE COMPLEMENTAIRE DES RURAUX
Consumer spending
Cost benefit analysis
DESARROLLO RURAL
Development economics
DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
DEVELOPPEMENT RURAL
Econometrics
Economic impact
Economic models
GDP
Gross Domestic Product
INDE
INDIA
OFF FARM EMPLOYMENT
PROJET DE DEVELOPPEMENT
PROYECTOS DE DESARROLLO
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Studies
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Zusammenfassung:A sequential applied general equilibrium model of the Indian economy is used for analyzing the costs and benefits of a rural works program designed to provide employment during slack agricultural seasons through the creation of productive assets such as roads, irrigation works, schools etc. It is shown that such a program, if carried out efficiently, targeted effectively and financed in a way that does not jeopardize long-term growth, can be a very effective instrument for alleviating rural poverty in India.
ISSN:0304-3878
1872-6089
DOI:10.1016/0304-3878(88)90032-6