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Sounding a note of caution: comparisons between official and ethnographic data on NREGA in Tamil Nadu
journal contribution
posted on 2023-06-08, 15:29 authored by Grace CarswellGrace Carswell, Rob CrippsOfficial data from the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act website is examined alongside independently collected survey and ethnographic data. The validity of the official data is verifi ed by comparing it to field-level observations. This is done at various levels, and in doing so, it is shown that in certain ways the official mgnrega data is robust. In other very important ways the data is shown to be highly problematic for these particular villages in Tamil Nadu, for which the exercise is done.
History
Publication status
- Published
Journal
Economic and Political WeeklyISSN
0012-9976Publisher
Economic and Political WeeklyIssue
30Volume
48Page range
25-28Department affiliated with
- Geography Publications
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- Yes