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Techniques in Innovative Policy Making – Examples from India
Samik ShomeAssistant Professor
Alliance Business School, Bangalore, India
Conference of the Regulating for Decent Work Network International Labour Organisation, Geneva, Switzerland
July 8‐10, 2009
Research QuestionCan innovative policy methods solve major socio‐economic ills?
– If yes, what are those methods?– Do such techniques work?– Are there any real examples?
• National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA)
– providing
100
days
of
unskilled
manual
work in rural areas.
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Field Visit• Visit to a village• NREGA implementation• Projects taken up• Number of workers • Funds disbursed
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Water Reservoir under NREGA
Drainage System under NREGA
Job Register of NREGA
NREGA
• Genesis• Coverage• Employment • Projects undertaken• Funding
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Difference with Traditional Approach
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PROBLEM:
POVERTY
Traditional Government Approach
PROPOSED GOVERNMENT SCHEME TO TACKLE POVERTY
RESULT OR
IMPACT
Example from India
PROBLEM:
POVERTY
PER MONTH 25 KG OF RICE
AT RS 3 PER KG FOR THOSE
BELOW POVERTY LINE (BPL)FOOD SECURITY
Research Question
Can innovative policy methods solve major socio‐economic ills?
– If yes, what are those methods?– Do such techniques work?– Are there any real examples?
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The Proposed Model
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PROBLEM A
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O1a
Proposed Solution or
Scheme
PROBLEM B
F3a
O1b
O2a
Outcomes or Impact
F2a
F1a
O2b
O3b
F1b
F2b
Application to NREGA
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POVERTY
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O1a:
Migration
National Rural Employment
Guarantee Act (NREGA)
MIGRATIO
N
F3a: Lack of
Education
O2b:
Urbanization of Poverty
O2a:
Deterioration of
Health of Poor
Reduction in Poverty and
Migration
F2a:
Unemployment
F1a:
Unfavourable
Conditions forAgriculture
O3b:
Rural
Economy
Weakens
O1b:
Growth in
Urban
Settlement
F1b:
Poverty
F2b: Lack of
Industry in
Rural Area
Applicability in Other Areas
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CHILD LABOUR
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O1a: Withdrawal
from Education
Proposed Innovative Scheme
UNEMPLOYMENT
F3a: Need for
Cheap Labour
O1b:
Poverty
O2a: Population
Rise
Outcome or Impact
F2a:
Underemployment
of parents
F1a: Poverty
O2b:
Migration
F1b: Lack of
Opportunities
F2b: Lack of
Adequate Skills
Impact of NREGA
• On rural‐urban migration• On child labour• On employment of women• On employment of backward classes
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Conclusion
• Summary• Management thinking and Global Compact
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Thank You