04244nam 2200853Ia 450 991045671910332120200520144314.01-282-50212-397866125021250-8213-8156-3(CKB)2540000000000646(EBL)515781(OCoLC)609888792(SSID)ssj0000087039(PQKBManifestationID)12007310(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000087039(PQKBWorkID)10051167(PQKB)11142086(MiAaPQ)EBC515781(Au-PeEL)EBL515781(CaPaEBR)ebr10364989(CaONFJC)MIL250212(EXLCZ)99254000000000064620090820d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrGender and governance in rural services[electronic resource] insights from India, Ghana, and Ethiopia /the World Bank and International Food Policy Research InstituteWashington, D.C. World Bankc20101 online resource (380 p.)Agriculture and Rural Development SeriesDescription based upon print version of record.0-8213-7658-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; IndexThe 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 evideAgriculture and Rural Development SeriesRural development projectsIndiaCase studiesRural development projectsGhanaCase studiesRural development projectsEthiopiaCase studiesRural womenServices forIndiaCase studiesRural womenServices forGhanaCase studiesRural womenServices forEthiopiaCase studiesRural womenIndiaSocial conditionsCase studiesRural womenGhanaSocial conditionsCase studiesRural womenEthiopiaSocial conditionsCase studiesRural developmentGovernment policyIndiaCase studiesRural developmentGovernment policyGhanaCase studiesRural developmentGovernment policyEthiopiaCase studiesElectronic books.Rural development projectsRural development projectsRural development projectsRural womenServices forRural womenServices forRural womenServices forRural womenSocial conditionsRural womenSocial conditionsRural womenSocial conditionsRural developmentGovernment policyRural developmentGovernment policyRural developmentGovernment policy307.1/412091724World Bank.International Food Policy Research Institute.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910456719103321Gender and governance in rural services2455000UNINA