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Informationen zum Autor Reetika Khera is Assistant Professor, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. She is a development economist and her research interests are in the areas of food security, nutrition, and education. She has been an active member of the campaigns for the right to food and information in India. Klappentext Through field-based studies of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) across the country, this book presents the first comprehensive account of the 'battle for employment guarantee' in rural India. It analyses issues such as entitlements, corruption, women's empowerment, mobilization of unorganized workers, and socio-economic impact of NREGA. Zusammenfassung The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) is a unique initiative in the history of social security-it is not just an employment scheme but also a potential tool of economic and social change in rural areas. This volume presents the first comprehensive account of the 'battle for employment guarantee' in rural India. Staying clear of the propaganda and mud-slinging that has characterized much of the NREGA debate so far, the book presents an informed and authentic picture of the ground realities.The essays are based on field studies of NREGA by a team of researchers who have been actively involved in the campaign for the right to work. They examine a wide-range of issues such as entitlements, corruption, people's perceptions of NREGA, women's empowerment, mobilization of unorganized workers, and socio-economic impact of NREGA. They also provide a comparative analysis of the challenges and successes in the implementation of NREGA in different states including Orissa, Himachal Pradesh, and Rajasthan.
