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Testing Information Constraints on India's Largest Antipoverty Program

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dc.contributor.authorvan de Walle, Dominique
dc.contributor.authorRavallion, Martin
dc.contributor.authorDutta, Puja
dc.contributor.authorMurgai, Rinku
dc.date.accessioned2013-09-25T21:26:28Z
dc.date.available2013-09-25T21:26:28Z
dc.date.issued2013-09
dc.description.abstractPublic knowledge about India's ambitious Employment Guarantee Scheme is low in one of India's poorest states, Bihar, where participation is also unusually low. Is the solution simply to tell people their rights? Or does their lack of knowledge reflect deeper problems of poor people's agency and an unresponsive supply side? This paper reports on an information campaign that was designed and implemented in the form of an entertaining movie to inform people of their rights under the scheme. In randomly-assigned villages, the movie brought significant gains in knowledge and more positive perceptions about the impact of the scheme. But objectively measured employment showed no gain on average, suggesting that the movie created a "groupthink," changing social perceptions about the scheme but not individual efficacy in accessing it. The paper concludes that awareness generation needs to go hand-in-hand with supply-side changes.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/09/18227716/testing-information-constraints-indias-largest-antipoverty-program
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6598
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/15834
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 6598
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectACCESS TO INFORMATION
dc.subjectACCESS TO RADIOS
dc.subjectBELIEFS
dc.subjectCHILD CARE
dc.subjectCIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectCOLLABORATION
dc.subjectCOMMISSION ON POPULATION
dc.subjectDEMOCRACY
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectDISABILITY
dc.subjectDISCUSSION
dc.subjectDOMESTIC VIOLENCE
dc.subjectDRINKING WATER
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectFAMILY MEMBERS
dc.subjectFERTILITY RATES
dc.subjectFOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONS
dc.subjectFOCUS GROUPS
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT PROGRAMS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD LEVEL
dc.subjectHOUSING
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectIDEA
dc.subjectIDEAS
dc.subjectIDENTITY
dc.subjectILLITERACY
dc.subjectIMMUNIZATION
dc.subjectINCIDENCE OF POVERTY
dc.subjectINFORMATION CAMPAIGNS
dc.subjectINSIGHTS
dc.subjectINTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectKNOWLEDGE GAPS
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLACK OF INFORMATION
dc.subjectLACK OF KNOWLEDGE
dc.subjectLAND OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectLEARNING
dc.subjectLEGAL RIGHTS
dc.subjectLEVELS OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectLOWER FERTILITY
dc.subjectMANDATES
dc.subjectMANUAL LABOR
dc.subjectMIGRANT
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectOLD AGE
dc.subjectPARTICIPATION RATES
dc.subjectPOLICY DECISIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY DISCUSSIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectPOLITICAL PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectPOOR FAMILIES
dc.subjectPOPULATION PROJECTIONS
dc.subjectPRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectPUBLIC AWARENESS
dc.subjectPUBLIC GOOD
dc.subjectPUBLIC INFORMATION
dc.subjectPUBLIC KNOWLEDGE
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subjectRADIO
dc.subjectROLE OF WOMEN
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectRURAL POPULATION
dc.subjectRURAL POVERTY
dc.subjectSCHOOLING
dc.subjectSERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectSERVICE PROVIDERS
dc.subjectSOCIAL GROUPS
dc.subjectSOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectSOCIAL INTERACTION
dc.subjectSOCIAL NETWORKS
dc.subjectTELEVISION
dc.subjectTV
dc.subjectTYPE OF KNOWLEDGE
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectVICTIMS
dc.titleTesting Information Constraints on India's Largest Antipoverty Programen
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okr.crossref.titleTesting Information Constraints on India's Largest Antipoverty Program
okr.date.disclosure2013-09-01
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T09:45:56.175884Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/09/18227716/testing-information-constraints-indias-largest-antipoverty-program
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeAgriculture
okr.globalpracticeEducation
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.guid533181468269382172
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6598
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000158349_20130910085032
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum18227716
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okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countryIndia
okr.sectorAgriculture, fishing, and forestry :: General agriculture, fishing and forestry sector
okr.themeRural development :: Other rural development
okr.topicEducation::Knowledge for Development
okr.topicAgricultural Knowledge and Information Systems
okr.topicEducation::Primary Education
okr.topicRural Development Knowledge and Information Systems
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicAgriculture
okr.topicRural Development
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group
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