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Decentralisation, clientelism and social protection programmes: a study of India’s MGNREGA (2018)
Journal Article
Maiorano, D., Das, U., & Masiero, S. (2018). Decentralisation, clientelism and social protection programmes: a study of India’s MGNREGA. Oxford Development Studies, 46(4), 536-549. https://doi.org/10.1080/13600818.2018.1467391

Does decentralisation promote clientelism? If yes, through which mechanisms? We answer these questions through an analysis of India’s (and the world’s) largest workfare programme, the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA),... Read More about Decentralisation, clientelism and social protection programmes: a study of India’s MGNREGA.

MGNREGA, power politics, and computerization in Andhra Pradesh (2017)
Journal Article
Masiero, S., & Maiorano, D. (in press). MGNREGA, power politics, and computerization in Andhra Pradesh. Forum for Development Studies, 45(1), https://doi.org/10.1080/08039410.2017.1345785

The link between e-governance and accountability of state administrations for service provision has been problematized in the literature to date. However, little is known about its application to anti-poverty programmes, of which public workfare sche... Read More about MGNREGA, power politics, and computerization in Andhra Pradesh.

The limits of prescription: courts and social policy in India and South Africa (2017)
Journal Article
Friedman, S., & Maiorano, D. (2017). The limits of prescription: courts and social policy in India and South Africa. Commonwealth and Comparative Politics, 55(3), 353-376. https://doi.org/10.1080/14662043.2017.1327098

This paper explores social policy-making role of supreme courts in India and South Africa. It argues that that both significantly shaped social policy. But neither imposed its will on elected government – both recognised that judicial power is limite... Read More about The limits of prescription: courts and social policy in India and South Africa.

Poverty reduction, inequalities and human development in the BRICS: policies and outcomes (2017)
Journal Article
Maiorano, D., & Manor, J. (in press). Poverty reduction, inequalities and human development in the BRICS: policies and outcomes. Commonwealth and Comparative Politics, 55(3), https://doi.org/10.1080/14662043.2017.1327102

This paper assesses headway made by governments in Brazil, India, China and South Africa in pursuing three goals: reducing income poverty; reaching the poorest of the poor; and reducing inequality. Outcomes vary as we move up the ladder from the firs... Read More about Poverty reduction, inequalities and human development in the BRICS: policies and outcomes.