BATTLING CORRUPTION-PD

The book assesses the effectiveness of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act NREGA initiated by the Indian government in 2005 in reaching its intended beneficiariesthe rural poorin Andhra Pradesh Madhya Pradesh Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu. Applying a crossdisciplinary approach it positions the implementation of NREGA within the larger context of corruption poverty alleviation political representation of vulnerable groups access to information and community social audits within which it functions.