Funds Spent: The Lessons and Challenges of Kerala’s Exceptional Experience

This chapter is a systematic examination of the phenomenon of the ‘spending’ of Welfare Funds in the Indian state of Kerala, which contrasts with the general picture of the underspending of similar funds in other States of India. Undertaken through an examination of parliamentary and judicial record...

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Main Author: Lipin Ram
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Language:English
Published: Institut de Hautes Études Internationales et du Développement 2022-01-01
Series:Revue Internationale de Politique de Développement
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/poldev/5079
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description This chapter is a systematic examination of the phenomenon of the ‘spending’ of Welfare Funds in the Indian state of Kerala, which contrasts with the general picture of the underspending of similar funds in other States of India. Undertaken through an examination of parliamentary and judicial records, interviews, and a review of the available literature, it shows the evolution of Welfare Funds for construction workers and the sociopolitical processes that underpin it. This case is also an illustration of the ‘monitoring’ of public funds assuming a sociopolitical dimension, especially as the State reciprocated the politics of the street, where workers raised collective demands.
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spelling doaj-art-16f9f4d201d24ed296ebe4ddc1eaceb32024-12-09T15:47:51ZengInstitut de Hautes Études Internationales et du DéveloppementRevue Internationale de Politique de Développement1663-93751663-93912022-01-0114110.4000/poldev.5079Funds Spent: The Lessons and Challenges of Kerala’s Exceptional ExperienceLipin RamThis chapter is a systematic examination of the phenomenon of the ‘spending’ of Welfare Funds in the Indian state of Kerala, which contrasts with the general picture of the underspending of similar funds in other States of India. Undertaken through an examination of parliamentary and judicial records, interviews, and a review of the available literature, it shows the evolution of Welfare Funds for construction workers and the sociopolitical processes that underpin it. This case is also an illustration of the ‘monitoring’ of public funds assuming a sociopolitical dimension, especially as the State reciprocated the politics of the street, where workers raised collective demands.https://journals.openedition.org/poldev/5079tax and developmentfunding mechanismsbankingfinancing mechanismsempowermentincome distribution
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Funds Spent: The Lessons and Challenges of Kerala’s Exceptional Experience
Revue Internationale de Politique de Développement
tax and development
funding mechanisms
banking
financing mechanisms
empowerment
income distribution
title Funds Spent: The Lessons and Challenges of Kerala’s Exceptional Experience
title_full Funds Spent: The Lessons and Challenges of Kerala’s Exceptional Experience
title_fullStr Funds Spent: The Lessons and Challenges of Kerala’s Exceptional Experience
title_full_unstemmed Funds Spent: The Lessons and Challenges of Kerala’s Exceptional Experience
title_short Funds Spent: The Lessons and Challenges of Kerala’s Exceptional Experience
title_sort funds spent the lessons and challenges of kerala s exceptional experience
topic tax and development
funding mechanisms
banking
financing mechanisms
empowerment
income distribution
url https://journals.openedition.org/poldev/5079
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