Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) as Social Safety Net: Analysis of Public Works in Odisha, India

Social safety nets are transfers targeted to the poor or vulnerable. They facilitate access to health and education services to build human capital. To achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (earlier known as Millennium Development Goals), national and state governments as well as international o...

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Main Author: Das Tushar Kanti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2016-12-01
Series:Review of Economic Perspectives
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/revecp-2016-0019