Gender and governance in rural services : : insights from India, Ghana, and Ethiopia
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| Titolo: |
Gender and governance in rural services : : insights from India, Ghana, and Ethiopia
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| Pubblicazione: | Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank : , : International Food Policy Research Institute, , c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica: | xlii, 332 pages : illustrations ; ; 23 cm |
| Disciplina: | 307.1/412091724 |
| Soggetto topico: | Rural development projects - India |
| Rural development projects - Ghana | |
| Rural development projects - Ethiopia | |
| Rural women - Services for - India | |
| Rural women - Services for - Ghana | |
| Rural women - Services for - Ethiopia | |
| Rural women - India - Social conditions | |
| Rural women - Ghana - Social conditions | |
| Rural women - Ethiopia - Social conditions | |
| Rural development - Government policy - India | |
| Rural development - Government policy - Ghana | |
| Rural development - Government policy - Ethiopia | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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; Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | The 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 evide |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Gender and governance in rural services |
| ISBN: | 1-282-50212-3 |
| 9786612502125 | |
| 0-8213-8156-3 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910780941403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Agriculture and rural development series.
World Bank e-Library.