Incommensurate Welfare Gains: The Role of Ideas, Institutions, and Interests

Andaleeb Rahman () and Prabhu Pingali ()
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Andaleeb Rahman: Cornell University
Prabhu Pingali: Cornell University

Chapter Chapter 8 in The Future of India's Social Safety Nets, 2024, pp 245-292 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Despite the presence of various social safety net programs, Indian households are not resilient to daily risks and exogenous shocks. To understand the incommensurate success of Indian social welfare programs in improving resilience, we focus on key elements of the policymaking process—ideas, interests, and institutions—in this chapter. We deliberate upon the ideas which motivate social welfare programs, the institutions responsible for delivering welfare benefits, and the political interests which shape program design and effectiveness in the country. Building upon arguments around policymaking process and the implementational hurdles, we highlight the importance of citizen-state social contract, local institutions, subnational politics, civil society activism, and state capacity in shaping the focus, form, and scope of social welfare policies.

Keywords: Welfare policy; Ideas; Institutions; Interests; Politics; Federalism (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-50747-2_8

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