Open AccessHARNESSING THE POWER OF HUMAN SOCIALITY FOR THE EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF ANTI-POVERTY SCHEMES IN INDIA
Author(s) -
Kruti Brahmbhatt
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
towards excellence
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0974-035X
DOI - 10.37867/te120410
Subject(s) - sociality , poverty , incentive , government (linguistics) , power (physics) , social change , sociology , development economics , public economics , political science , economic growth , economics , microeconomics , ecology , linguistics , philosophy , physics , quantum mechanics , biology
As social beings, individuals exert influence on each other. This influence can beutilized in the sphere of social policy. This paper aims to explore different ways humansociality can be leveraged to improve the implementation of government anti-povertyschemes in India. The paper discusses the role of social recognition, social incentives,and social norms for the delivery of anti-poverty schemes in India. It also exploresways in which social norms can amplify social change and bring shift in behaviourwhich in turn holds power to increase the effectiveness of government anti-povertyschemes.