other political/public officials, interactions with, 217–20, 218–19t, 220b priorities of, 208t, 246–47t resource allocation and gender and caste of, 214–16, 216–17t service providers and, 213–20, 216–19t, 218b, 220b, 249f short and long routes of accountability compared, 277–79, 278f violence and effectiveness of, 213, 214b political system in, 40–43, 41f public meetings, participation in, 209–11, 210f, 211t, 247–48f, 290 qualitative case studies in, 95–97, 102–3t quantitative data collection in, 93–95, 94t, 96t reservation policies for political representatives, 66–68 SC/ST/OBC groups. See special caste/special tribe/other backward caste (SC/ST/OBC) groups in India service provider performance, 111–27 agricultural extension programs, 126 constraints on, 120–21, 120t, 189t drinking water, 127, 192–93t education and training, 119–20, 189t, 294 gram panchayat level staff challenges, 117b, 190–91t interactions with other actors, 124–25, 125t, 190–91t perceptions of work environment, 121–24, 190t political representatives and, 213–20, 216–19t, 218b, 220b profile and capacity of front-line professionals, 111–19, 117b, 118t, 119f SGRY scheme, 43, 94, 214, 215, 216t, 217t
short route of accountability in, 105–32. See also more specific subheadings, this entry community-based organizations, role of, 127–28f, 127–32, 129–32t, 193t household access to and satisfaction with services, 105–11 long route compared, 277–79, 278f service provider performance, 111–27 specific needs of, xviii strategies for promoting gender equity in, 25, 30, 43–44, 69, 70–76t TISS, 13, 95 user organizations community-based organizations, role of, 127–28f, 127–32, 129–32t, 193t FBOs, 120, 259, 266–67, 292–93 leader characteristics, 131–32t methodology of study, 95, 96t veterinary services in, 15n2 household access to and satisfaction with, 107, 109t, 110f policy recommendations, 290–93 service providers. See subhead “service provider performance,” this entry voting in, 209 Indonesia, opportunities for women in, 25 Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), 13, 93, 95 Institute of Statistical Social and Economic Research (ISSER), 13, 97 International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), 13, 93, 95, 99 International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), 5, 69, 79t, 292 international government agency initiatives
INDEX
327