Incentives Programs for Girl Children in India
Global Experiences, Local Reflections
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6409233 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ipsita Sapra (Tata Institute of Social Sciences, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 359-383 |
| Publication date | 2018-07-03 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Women & Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0195-7732 • E-ISSN: 1540-9473 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/1554477x.2018.1476308 |
| OpenAlex | W2809270712 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 9 |
Success of incentive transfers programs in South America has encouraged policymakers in India to adopt similar demand-driven approaches to reward behaviors that invest in girls and eventually change negative cultural attitudes toward them. Embrace of this approach, however, needs to be nuanced by a closer scrutiny of the gendered impact of such programs; an understanding of the differential sociocultural and public policy contexts; and a questioning of the design of the incentive transfer programs in India. Despite their political uptake, such programs address the practical needs of girls and women while neglecting their strategic interests. Furthermore, without adequate critical engagement, the programs can have unintended consequence of reinforcing gender stereotypes. Rather than importing developmental shortcuts, India should turn its gaze inward to supply-side interventions and homegrown mobilization experiences of the women’s movement
Developmental psychology · Economic growth · Economics · Girl · Incentive · Intervention (counseling · Political science · Politics · Psychological intervention · Public economics · Public relations · Scrutiny · Sociocultural evolution · Unintended consequences · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Income, Poverty, and Inequality · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Psychology
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| Citations per year | 0.25 |
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| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |