Election promises: Why social schemes like NYAY need to be well thought out

The build-up to the 2019 elections inter alia has been characterised by competitive claims of formulae and formula to address poverty with rallying cries of surgical strikes, final assaults and “it is achievable”. In these schemes of things, cash handouts seem to be of essence in the election season...

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Autores principales: Pradhan, Mamata, Roy, Devesh
Formato: Opinion Piece
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Indian Express Group 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146856
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description The build-up to the 2019 elections inter alia has been characterised by competitive claims of formulae and formula to address poverty with rallying cries of surgical strikes, final assaults and “it is achievable”. In these schemes of things, cash handouts seem to be of essence in the election season. In the market for disadvantage (demand for recognition and supply of solutions), social protection programmes play an important role. Social protection schemes are meant to mitigate the immediate impact of shocks (for example, price fluctuations) and smoothen consumption, over time. The thinking has also evolved to emphasise graduation and self-reliance where households are enabled to meet their needs consistently.
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spelling CGSpace1468562025-02-24T06:46:55Z Election promises: Why social schemes like NYAY need to be well thought out Pradhan, Mamata Roy, Devesh development public distribution systems social protection social services public services poverty The build-up to the 2019 elections inter alia has been characterised by competitive claims of formulae and formula to address poverty with rallying cries of surgical strikes, final assaults and “it is achievable”. In these schemes of things, cash handouts seem to be of essence in the election season. In the market for disadvantage (demand for recognition and supply of solutions), social protection programmes play an important role. Social protection schemes are meant to mitigate the immediate impact of shocks (for example, price fluctuations) and smoothen consumption, over time. The thinking has also evolved to emphasise graduation and self-reliance where households are enabled to meet their needs consistently. 2019-12-12 2024-06-21T09:09:05Z 2024-06-21T09:09:05Z Opinion Piece https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146856 en https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/one-nation-one-ration-card-can-transform-lives/article28762088.ece Open Access Indian Express Group Pradhan, Mamata; and Roy, Devesh. 2019. Election promises: Why social schemes like NYAY need to be well thought out. Financial Express. First published online on April 27, 2019. https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/why-social-schemes-like-nyay-need-to-be-well-thought-out/1560357/
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Election promises: Why social schemes like NYAY need to be well thought out
title Election promises: Why social schemes like NYAY need to be well thought out
title_full Election promises: Why social schemes like NYAY need to be well thought out
title_fullStr Election promises: Why social schemes like NYAY need to be well thought out
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title_short Election promises: Why social schemes like NYAY need to be well thought out
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public distribution systems
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social services
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poverty
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