Women's Empowerment and Socio-Economic Outcomes : Impacts of the Andhra Pradesh Rural Poverty Reduction Program
The paper explores whether one of the largest programs in the world for women's empowerment and rural livelihoods, the Indira Kranti Patham in Andhra Pradesh, India, has had an impact on the economic and social wellbeing of households that par...
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okr-10986-183602021-04-23T14:03:46Z Women's Empowerment and Socio-Economic Outcomes : Impacts of the Andhra Pradesh Rural Poverty Reduction Program Prennushi, G. Gupta, A. ACCESS TO EDUCATION ACCESS TO MARKETS ACCESS TO SERVICES ACCOUNTABILITY AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES CARE CENTERS CHILD CARE CHILD DEVELOPMENT COUNTERFACTUAL DAY CARE EDUCATION EXPENDITURES EDUCATION PROGRAMS EDUCATION SPENDING EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE SCHEME EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS ENROLLMENT ENROLLMENT RATES FARM ASSETS FARM PRODUCTIVITY FARMERS FEMALE FEMALE LITERACY FIELDWORK FIGURES FOOD EXPENDITURES FOOD ITEMS GENDER GIRL CHILDREN GIRLS HOSPITALS HOSTELS HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSEHOLDS WITH CHILDREN HOUSING HOUSING PROGRAMS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INCOME INFANT MORTALITY INFANT MORTALITY RATES INSURANCE INTERVENTION INTERVENTIONS LAND TITLING LANDLESS HOUSEHOLDS LEARNING LIVESTOCK ASSETS MATERNAL HEALTH MILK MOBILITY MOBILIZATION NUTRITION OLD AGE PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION POOR POOR DISTRICTS POOR HOUSEHOLDS POOR PEOPLE POOR WOMEN POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY ESTIMATES POVERTY LINES POVERTY REDUCTION PROGRAM PRIVATE SCHOOLS PUBLIC SCHOOLS RECONSTRUCTION REFLECTION RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL COMMUNITY RURAL EMPLOYMENT RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL LIVELIHOODS RURAL POOR RURAL POVERTY RURAL POVERTY LINE RURAL POVERTY REDUCTION RURAL POVERTY REDUCTION PROJECT SANITATION SAVINGS SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN SCHOOLING SCHOOLS SELF-HELP SHELTER SKILLS TRAINING SOCIAL IMPACTS SOCIAL PROGRAMS SPILLOVER EFFECTS SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE URBAN POPULATION VILLAGE VILLAGE LEVEL VILLAGE MEETINGS VILLAGES The paper explores whether one of the largest programs in the world for women's empowerment and rural livelihoods, the Indira Kranti Patham in Andhra Pradesh, India, has had an impact on the economic and social wellbeing of households that participate in the program. The analysis usespanel data for 4,250 households from two rounds of a survey conducted in 2004 and 2008 in five districts. Propensity score matching was used to construct control groups and outcomes are compared with differences-in-differences. There are two major impacts. First, the Indira Kranti Patham program increased participants' access to loans, which allowed them to accumulate some assets (livestock and durables for the poorest and nonfarm assets for the poor), invest in education, and increase total expenditures (for the poorest and poor). Women who participated in the program had more freedom to go places and were less afraid to disagree with their husbands; the women participated more in village meetings and their children were slightly more likely to attend school. Consistent with the emphasis of the program on the poor, the impacts were stronger across the board for the poorest and poor participants and were more pronounced for long-term Scheduled Tribe participants. No significant differences are found between participants and nonparticipants in some maternal and child health indicators. Second, program participants were significantly more likely to benefit from various targeted government programs, most important the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, but also midday meals in schools, hostels, and housing programs. This was an important way in which the program contributed to the improved wellbeing of program participants. The effects captured by the analysis accrue to program participants over and above those that may accrue to all households in program villages. 2014-05-15T19:11:41Z 2014-05-15T19:11:41Z 2014-04 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/04/19426868/womens-empowerment-socio-economic-outcomes-impacts-andhra-pradesh-rural-poverty-reduction-program http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18360 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 6841 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research South Asia India |
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ACCESS TO EDUCATION ACCESS TO MARKETS ACCESS TO SERVICES ACCOUNTABILITY AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES CARE CENTERS CHILD CARE CHILD DEVELOPMENT COUNTERFACTUAL DAY CARE EDUCATION EXPENDITURES EDUCATION PROGRAMS EDUCATION SPENDING EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE SCHEME EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS ENROLLMENT ENROLLMENT RATES FARM ASSETS FARM PRODUCTIVITY FARMERS FEMALE FEMALE LITERACY FIELDWORK FIGURES FOOD EXPENDITURES FOOD ITEMS GENDER GIRL CHILDREN GIRLS HOSPITALS HOSTELS HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSEHOLDS WITH CHILDREN HOUSING HOUSING PROGRAMS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INCOME INFANT MORTALITY INFANT MORTALITY RATES INSURANCE INTERVENTION INTERVENTIONS LAND TITLING LANDLESS HOUSEHOLDS LEARNING LIVESTOCK ASSETS MATERNAL HEALTH MILK MOBILITY MOBILIZATION NUTRITION OLD AGE PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION POOR POOR DISTRICTS POOR HOUSEHOLDS POOR PEOPLE POOR WOMEN POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY ESTIMATES POVERTY LINES POVERTY REDUCTION PROGRAM PRIVATE SCHOOLS PUBLIC SCHOOLS RECONSTRUCTION REFLECTION RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL COMMUNITY RURAL EMPLOYMENT RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL LIVELIHOODS RURAL POOR RURAL POVERTY RURAL POVERTY LINE RURAL POVERTY REDUCTION RURAL POVERTY REDUCTION PROJECT SANITATION SAVINGS SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN SCHOOLING SCHOOLS SELF-HELP SHELTER SKILLS TRAINING SOCIAL IMPACTS SOCIAL PROGRAMS SPILLOVER EFFECTS SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE URBAN POPULATION VILLAGE VILLAGE LEVEL VILLAGE MEETINGS VILLAGES |
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ACCESS TO EDUCATION ACCESS TO MARKETS ACCESS TO SERVICES ACCOUNTABILITY AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES CARE CENTERS CHILD CARE CHILD DEVELOPMENT COUNTERFACTUAL DAY CARE EDUCATION EXPENDITURES EDUCATION PROGRAMS EDUCATION SPENDING EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE SCHEME EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS ENROLLMENT ENROLLMENT RATES FARM ASSETS FARM PRODUCTIVITY FARMERS FEMALE FEMALE LITERACY FIELDWORK FIGURES FOOD EXPENDITURES FOOD ITEMS GENDER GIRL CHILDREN GIRLS HOSPITALS HOSTELS HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSEHOLDS WITH CHILDREN HOUSING HOUSING PROGRAMS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INCOME INFANT MORTALITY INFANT MORTALITY RATES INSURANCE INTERVENTION INTERVENTIONS LAND TITLING LANDLESS HOUSEHOLDS LEARNING LIVESTOCK ASSETS MATERNAL HEALTH MILK MOBILITY MOBILIZATION NUTRITION OLD AGE PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION POOR POOR DISTRICTS POOR HOUSEHOLDS POOR PEOPLE POOR WOMEN POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY ESTIMATES POVERTY LINES POVERTY REDUCTION PROGRAM PRIVATE SCHOOLS PUBLIC SCHOOLS RECONSTRUCTION REFLECTION RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL COMMUNITY RURAL EMPLOYMENT RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL LIVELIHOODS RURAL POOR RURAL POVERTY RURAL POVERTY LINE RURAL POVERTY REDUCTION RURAL POVERTY REDUCTION PROJECT SANITATION SAVINGS SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN SCHOOLING SCHOOLS SELF-HELP SHELTER SKILLS TRAINING SOCIAL IMPACTS SOCIAL PROGRAMS SPILLOVER EFFECTS SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE URBAN POPULATION VILLAGE VILLAGE LEVEL VILLAGE MEETINGS VILLAGES Prennushi, G. Gupta, A. Women's Empowerment and Socio-Economic Outcomes : Impacts of the Andhra Pradesh Rural Poverty Reduction Program |
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The paper explores whether one of the
largest programs in the world for women's empowerment
and rural livelihoods, the Indira Kranti Patham in Andhra
Pradesh, India, has had an impact on the economic and social
wellbeing of households that participate in the program. The
analysis usespanel data for 4,250 households from two rounds
of a survey conducted in 2004 and 2008 in five districts.
Propensity score matching was used to construct control
groups and outcomes are compared with
differences-in-differences. There are two major impacts.
First, the Indira Kranti Patham program increased
participants' access to loans, which allowed them to
accumulate some assets (livestock and durables for the
poorest and nonfarm assets for the poor), invest in
education, and increase total expenditures (for the poorest
and poor). Women who participated in the program had more
freedom to go places and were less afraid to disagree with
their husbands; the women participated more in village
meetings and their children were slightly more likely to
attend school. Consistent with the emphasis of the program
on the poor, the impacts were stronger across the board for
the poorest and poor participants and were more pronounced
for long-term Scheduled Tribe participants. No significant
differences are found between participants and
nonparticipants in some maternal and child health
indicators. Second, program participants were significantly
more likely to benefit from various targeted government
programs, most important the National Rural Employment
Guarantee Scheme, but also midday meals in schools, hostels,
and housing programs. This was an important way in which the
program contributed to the improved wellbeing of program
participants. The effects captured by the analysis accrue to
program participants over and above those that may accrue to
all households in program villages. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
| author |
Prennushi, G. Gupta, A. |
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Prennushi, G. Gupta, A. |
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Prennushi, G. |
| title |
Women's Empowerment and Socio-Economic Outcomes : Impacts of the Andhra Pradesh Rural Poverty Reduction Program |
| title_short |
Women's Empowerment and Socio-Economic Outcomes : Impacts of the Andhra Pradesh Rural Poverty Reduction Program |
| title_full |
Women's Empowerment and Socio-Economic Outcomes : Impacts of the Andhra Pradesh Rural Poverty Reduction Program |
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Women's Empowerment and Socio-Economic Outcomes : Impacts of the Andhra Pradesh Rural Poverty Reduction Program |
| title_full_unstemmed |
Women's Empowerment and Socio-Economic Outcomes : Impacts of the Andhra Pradesh Rural Poverty Reduction Program |
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women's empowerment and socio-economic outcomes : impacts of the andhra pradesh rural poverty reduction program |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2014 |
| url |
http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/04/19426868/womens-empowerment-socio-economic-outcomes-impacts-andhra-pradesh-rural-poverty-reduction-program http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18360 |
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