Public Irrigation and Well-being of Women
A Tale of Two Villages in North-east Karnataka, India
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14955083 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Suma Scaria (0000-0002-2736-0482, Central University of Karnataka, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 447-459 |
| Publication date | 2020-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Indian Journal of Human Development (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0973-7030 • E-ISSN: 2456-480X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0973703020976777 |
| OpenAlex | W3114734408 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 16 |
This article explores how public irrigation mediates the well-being of women through a study of two villages in north-east Karnataka with contrasting natures of access to irrigation. It shows that public irrigation plays an “instrumental role” in the well-being of women. Here, the well-being of women is defined in terms of four dimensions that include survival, education, health and self-awareness. The village that has access to public-funded canal irrigation exhibits relatively better performance in terms of well-being of women compared to the village with non-canal irrigation. These outcomes are explained in terms of access to irrigation and distribution of land. This micro-level study shows the need to focus on public expenditure in rural infrastructure projects, including irrigation, to mitigate gender inequities
Agricultural economics · Business · Distribution (mathematics · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Irrigation · Public health · Socioeconomics · Water resource management · Environmental Science · Medicine · Microfinance and Financial Inclusion · Social and Economic Development in India · Urban and Rural Development Challenges · Ecology
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Resources, Agency, Achievements
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |