Gender and governance in rural services insights from India, Ghana, and Ethiopia.

• Corporate Authors: World Bank., International Food Policy Research Institute.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, D.C. : World Bank : International Food Policy Research Institute, c2010.
• Series: Agriculture and rural development series.
• Subjects: Rural development projects > Case studies. > India; Rural development projects > Case studies. > Ghana; Rural development projects > Case studies. > Ethiopia; Rural women > Case studies. > Services for > India; Rural women > Case studies. > Services for > Ghana; Rural women > Case studies. > Services for > Ethiopia; Rural women > Case studies. > Social conditions > India; Rural women > Case studies. > Social conditions > Ghana; Rural women > Case studies. > Social conditions > Ethiopia; Rural development > Case studies. > Government policy > India; Rural development > Case studies. > Government policy > Ghana; Rural development > Case studies. > Government policy > Ethiopia; POLITICAL SCIENCE > City Planning & Urban Development. > Public Policy; Electronic books.
• Online Access: ebrary; View fulltext via EzAccess; MyiLibrary
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xlii, 332 p.) : ill.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9780821376584; 0821376586; 9780821381564 (electronic); 0821381563 (electronic)

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.