Scaling up Kudumbashree -- collective action for poverty alleviation and women's empowerment

This paper discusses the factors that enabled and constrained the scaling up of a multisectoral poverty alleviation program called Kudumbashree, initiated by the government of Kerala (GOK), India, in 1998 to eradicate poverty by 2008. It also discusses some potential threats to and trade-offs of sca...

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Autor principal: Kadiyala, Suneetha
Formato: Artículo preliminar
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2004
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/157321
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description This paper discusses the factors that enabled and constrained the scaling up of a multisectoral poverty alleviation program called Kudumbashree, initiated by the government of Kerala (GOK), India, in 1998 to eradicate poverty by 2008. It also discusses some potential threats to and trade-offs of scaling up Kudumbashree. This report draws primarily upon the available literature and qualitative data collected during a five-day visit to Kudumbashree in March 2003....Our findings show that an enabling environment, especially decentralization and the concurrent devolution of finances to the local government bodies (LGBs), was critical in scaling up Kudumbashree. The CDS structures are now considered as a further step to decentralization. As the CDS structures are affiliated to the LGBs, their financial sustainability is ensured through various modalities, e.g., convergence, women's component plan, and earmarked assistance to women's self-help groups (SHG). The unique context of Kerala, coupled with leadership of a few motivated and innovative officials, was key in both the decentralization and scaling-up process."- Authors' Abstract
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spelling CGSpace1573212025-04-08T18:33:56Z Scaling up Kudumbashree -- collective action for poverty alleviation and women's empowerment Kadiyala, Suneetha scaling up collective action poverty alleviation women empowerment community development policies gender This paper discusses the factors that enabled and constrained the scaling up of a multisectoral poverty alleviation program called Kudumbashree, initiated by the government of Kerala (GOK), India, in 1998 to eradicate poverty by 2008. It also discusses some potential threats to and trade-offs of scaling up Kudumbashree. This report draws primarily upon the available literature and qualitative data collected during a five-day visit to Kudumbashree in March 2003....Our findings show that an enabling environment, especially decentralization and the concurrent devolution of finances to the local government bodies (LGBs), was critical in scaling up Kudumbashree. The CDS structures are now considered as a further step to decentralization. As the CDS structures are affiliated to the LGBs, their financial sustainability is ensured through various modalities, e.g., convergence, women's component plan, and earmarked assistance to women's self-help groups (SHG). The unique context of Kerala, coupled with leadership of a few motivated and innovative officials, was key in both the decentralization and scaling-up process."- Authors' Abstract 2004 2024-10-24T12:48:52Z 2024-10-24T12:48:52Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/157321 en Open Access application/pdf Kadiyala, Suneetha. 2004. Scaling up Kudumbashree -- collective action for poverty alleviation and women's empowerment. FCND Discussion Paper 180.
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title Scaling up Kudumbashree -- collective action for poverty alleviation and women's empowerment
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title_short Scaling up Kudumbashree -- collective action for poverty alleviation and women's empowerment
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