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.
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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 focuse...

Table of 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.