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Dignity through Discourse : Poverty and the Culture of Deliberation in Indian Village Democracies

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dc.contributor.authorSanyal, Paromita
dc.contributor.authorRao, Vijayendra
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-19T19:10:19Z
dc.date.available2012-03-19T19:10:19Z
dc.date.issued2009-05-01
dc.description.abstractEmploying a view of culture as a communicative phenomenon involving discursive engagement, which is deeply influenced by social and economic inequalities, the authors argue that the struggle to break free of poverty is as much a cultural process as it is political and economic. In this paper, they analyze important examples of discursive spaces - public meetings in Indian village democracies (gram sabhas), where villagers make important decisions about budgetary allocations for village development and the selection of beneficiaries for anti-poverty programs. They examine 290 transcripts of gram sabhas from South India to demonstrate how they create a culture of civic/political engagement among poor people, and how definitions of poverty and beneficiary-selection criteria are understood and interrogated within them. Through this examination, they highlight the process by which gram sabhas facilitate the acquisition of crucial cultural capabilities such as discursive skills and civic agency by poor and disadvantaged groups. They illustrate how the poor and socially marginalized deploy these discursive skills in a resource-scarce and socially stratified environment in making material and non-material demands in their search for dignity. The intersection of poverty, culture, and deliberative democracy is a topic of broad relevance because it sheds light on cultural processes that can be influenced by public action in a manner that helps improve the voice and agency of the poor.en
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dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4924
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/4119
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research working paper ; no. WPS 4924
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS TO EDUCATION
dc.subjectACTIVISM
dc.subjectADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL WAGE
dc.subjectALLEGIANCE
dc.subjectANCESTRAL
dc.subjectANTI-POVERTY
dc.subjectART
dc.subjectBASIC
dc.subjectBELIEFS
dc.subjectCANDIDATES
dc.subjectCHILDBEARING
dc.subjectCITIZEN
dc.subjectCITIZEN ENGAGEMENT
dc.subjectCITIZENS
dc.subjectCITIZENSHIP
dc.subjectCIVIC PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectCIVIL SOCIETY
dc.subjectCLEAN WATER
dc.subjectCOERCION
dc.subjectCOMMON PROPERTY
dc.subjectCONFLICT
dc.subjectCONSTITUENCIES
dc.subjectCULTURAL CONTEXT
dc.subjectCULTURAL LIFE
dc.subjectCULTURAL PRACTICE
dc.subjectCULTURE OF DEPENDENCY
dc.subjectDATA COLLECTION
dc.subjectDECISION-MAKING
dc.subjectDELIVERY COSTS
dc.subjectDEMOCRACIES
dc.subjectDEMOCRACY
dc.subjectDEMOCRATIC POLITICS
dc.subjectDEMOCRATIC STATE
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDISABILITY
dc.subjectDISADVANTAGED GROUPS
dc.subjectDISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectDRINKING WATER
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC STATUS
dc.subjectELECTED REPRESENTATIVE
dc.subjectELECTED REPRESENTATIVES
dc.subjectELECTION
dc.subjectELECTIONS
dc.subjectELITES
dc.subjectEQUAL RIGHTS
dc.subjectEQUAL TREATMENT
dc.subjectEQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
dc.subjectFINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEY
dc.subjectHUMAN BEINGS
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectHUMAN POPULATIONS
dc.subjectILLITERACY
dc.subjectINDIVIDUAL NEEDS
dc.subjectINTELLECTUAL HISTORY
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectKINSHIP
dc.subjectLAND OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectLAND REFORM
dc.subjectLAND REFORMS
dc.subjectLANDLESS PEOPLE
dc.subjectLEARNING
dc.subjectLITERATURE
dc.subjectMARGINAL GROUPS
dc.subjectMEDIA
dc.subjectNATIONAL LEGISLATION
dc.subjectPARLIAMENT
dc.subjectPARLIAMENTARY PROCESS
dc.subjectPARTICIPATORY DEMOCRACY
dc.subjectPERSISTENT POVERTY
dc.subjectPHILOSOPHY
dc.subjectPHONES
dc.subjectPLURALISM
dc.subjectPOLICY ISSUES
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectPOLICY RESPONSE
dc.subjectPOLITICAL COALITIONS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ENGAGEMENT
dc.subjectPOLITICAL PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectPOLITICAL PARTIES
dc.subjectPOLITICAL POWER
dc.subjectPOLITICAL THEORISTS
dc.subjectPOLLUTION
dc.subjectPOOR
dc.subjectPOOR COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectPOOR FAMILIES
dc.subjectPOOR PEOPLE
dc.subjectPOOR POLICY
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINE
dc.subjectPOVERTY PROGRAMS
dc.subjectPOVERTY STATUS
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectPUBLIC ARENA
dc.subjectPUBLIC AWARENESS
dc.subjectPUBLIC DISCOURSE
dc.subjectPUBLIC DISCUSSION
dc.subjectPUBLIC ENGAGEMENT
dc.subjectPUBLIC GOOD
dc.subjectPUBLIC PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICY
dc.subjectPUBLIC SPHERE
dc.subjectPUBLISHING
dc.subjectRECIPROCITY
dc.subjectRESOURCE ALLOCATION
dc.subjectRITUALS
dc.subjectRURAL
dc.subjectRURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectRURAL LIFE
dc.subjectRURAL MEN
dc.subjectRURAL RESIDENTS
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectSANITATION FACILITIES
dc.subjectSOCIAL CAPITAL
dc.subjectSOCIAL INEQUALITY
dc.subjectSOCIAL NORMS
dc.subjectSOCIAL POLICY
dc.subjectSOCIAL STRUCTURE
dc.subjectSTONE
dc.subjectTELEPHONE CONNECTIONS
dc.subjectTRADITION
dc.subjectTRADITIONAL CULTURES
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectVERNACULAR STYLE
dc.subjectVICIOUS CYCLE
dc.subjectVILLAGE COUNCILS
dc.subjectVILLAGE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectWOMAN
dc.titleDignity through Discourse : Poverty and the Culture of Deliberation in Indian Village Democraciesen
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okr.crossref.titleDignity Through Discourse: Poverty And The Culture Of Deliberation In Indian Village Democracies
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okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
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okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.guid895641468269136738
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4924
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okr.identifier.internaldocumentum10523987
okr.identifier.reportWPS4924
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okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countryIndia
okr.region.geographicalSouth Asia
okr.region.geographicalAsia
okr.sectorLaw and justice,Irrigation and drainage
okr.sectorPublic Administration, Law, and Justice,Agriculture, fishing, and forestry
okr.themeDecentralization,Access to law and justice
okr.themeRule of law,Public sector governance
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Rural Poverty Reduction
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
okr.volume1 of 1
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