Employment Guarantee Programme and Dynamics of Rural Transformation in India : Challenges and Opportunities

Examines the performance of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) at the macro and micro level and assesses its heterogeneous impacts at different scales
Analyzes the policy provisions, implementation and monitoring mechanism of MGNREGA, and argues that policy designs with legally enforceable mechanisms and collaborative governance systems can help to empower marginalized sections of society Addresses issues such as employment and income generation, labour market impact, asset creation, and female empowerment at the national and state levels