Challenging Cultural Conventions : Qualitative Evidence from Jeevika

Challenging Cultural Conventions : Qualitative Evidence from Jeevika

In 2006, when the Bihar Rural Livelihoods Project was launched, the state’s rural poverty ratio was 44.6 percent - 36 million of the total 82 million people in Bihar were living in poverty. Bihar is India’s third most populous state with 8 percent...

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Main Authors: Sanyal, P., Rao, V., Majumdar, S.
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2019
Subjects:
GENDER
SERVICE DELIVERY
POVERTY ALLEVIATION
GENDER EQUALITY
RURAL LIVELIHOODS
MOBILITY
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
CULTURE
NORMS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/528581571807217865/Challenging-Cultural-Conventions-Qualitative-Evidence-from-Jeevika
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spelling okr-10986-326082021-05-25T10:54:35Z Challenging Cultural Conventions : Qualitative Evidence from Jeevika Sanyal, P. Rao, V. Majumdar, S. GENDER SERVICE DELIVERY POVERTY ALLEVIATION GENDER EQUALITY RURAL LIVELIHOODS MOBILITY CIVIC ENGAGEMENT CULTURE NORMS In 2006, when the Bihar Rural Livelihoods Project was launched, the state’s rural poverty ratio was 44.6 percent - 36 million of the total 82 million people in Bihar were living in poverty. Bihar is India’s third most populous state with 8 percent of the total population but ranks lowest on the human development index (HDI). Rural communities in the state are often beset by pervasive social inequalities and caste and gender hierarchies. Simultaneously, Bihar has also had a long history of progressive movements that constantly challenged upper caste hegemony. However, these movements have had limited success in address gender inequality - Bihar ranked lowest on the Gender Equality Index with lower caste women facing double subordination. Overall, rural Bihar was characterized by weak service delivery, complex political and social dynamics, limited inclusion of the poor into institutions, few economic opportunities, and a frail development infrastructure. It was in the midst of this that JEEViKA was piloted and implemented. 2019-10-23T18:32:35Z 2019-10-23T18:32:35Z 2019-10 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/528581571807217865/Challenging-Cultural-Conventions-Qualitative-Evidence-from-Jeevika http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32608 English South Asia Agriculture and Rural Growth Impact Note.; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief South Asia India
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topic GENDER
SERVICE DELIVERY
POVERTY ALLEVIATION
GENDER EQUALITY
RURAL LIVELIHOODS
MOBILITY
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
CULTURE
NORMS
spellingShingle GENDER
SERVICE DELIVERY
POVERTY ALLEVIATION
GENDER EQUALITY
RURAL LIVELIHOODS
MOBILITY
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
CULTURE
NORMS
Sanyal, P.
Rao, V.
Majumdar, S.
Challenging Cultural Conventions : Qualitative Evidence from Jeevika
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description In 2006, when the Bihar Rural Livelihoods Project was launched, the state’s rural poverty ratio was 44.6 percent - 36 million of the total 82 million people in Bihar were living in poverty. Bihar is India’s third most populous state with 8 percent of the total population but ranks lowest on the human development index (HDI). Rural communities in the state are often beset by pervasive social inequalities and caste and gender hierarchies. Simultaneously, Bihar has also had a long history of progressive movements that constantly challenged upper caste hegemony. However, these movements have had limited success in address gender inequality - Bihar ranked lowest on the Gender Equality Index with lower caste women facing double subordination. Overall, rural Bihar was characterized by weak service delivery, complex political and social dynamics, limited inclusion of the poor into institutions, few economic opportunities, and a frail development infrastructure. It was in the midst of this that JEEViKA was piloted and implemented.
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author Sanyal, P.
Rao, V.
Majumdar, S.
author_facet Sanyal, P.
Rao, V.
Majumdar, S.
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title Challenging Cultural Conventions : Qualitative Evidence from Jeevika
title_short Challenging Cultural Conventions : Qualitative Evidence from Jeevika
title_full Challenging Cultural Conventions : Qualitative Evidence from Jeevika
title_fullStr Challenging Cultural Conventions : Qualitative Evidence from Jeevika
title_full_unstemmed Challenging Cultural Conventions : Qualitative Evidence from Jeevika
title_sort challenging cultural conventions : qualitative evidence from jeevika
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2019
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/528581571807217865/Challenging-Cultural-Conventions-Qualitative-Evidence-from-Jeevika
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