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Understanding Social Networks and Social Protection: Insights on Demonetisation from Rural Tamil Nadu

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  • Govindan Venkatasubramanian
  • Christophe Jalil Nordman

    (DIAL - Développement, institutions et analyses de long terme, DIG CANCER - Dynamique de l'information génétique : bases fondamentales et cancer - Institut Curie [Paris] - SU - Sorbonne Université - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, LEDa - Laboratoire d'Economie de Dauphine - IRD - Institut de Recherche pour le Développement - Université Paris Dauphine-PSL - PSL - Université Paris Sciences et Lettres - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

  • Sebastien Michiels

    (CREST - Centre de Recherche en Économie et Statistique - ENSAI - Ecole Nationale de la Statistique et de l'Analyse de l'Information [Bruz] - X - École polytechnique - IP Paris - Institut Polytechnique de Paris - ENSAE Paris - École Nationale de la Statistique et de l'Administration Économique - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, DIAL - Développement, institutions et analyses de long terme)

  • Youna Lanos

    (DIAL - Développement, institutions et analyses de long terme)

  • Isabelle Guérin

    (DIAL - Développement, institutions et analyses de long terme, LIP - Laboratoire de l'Informatique du Parallélisme - ENS de Lyon - École normale supérieure de Lyon - UCBL - Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 - Université de Lyon - Inria - Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique - Université de Lyon - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, DEVSOC - UMR Développement et Sociétés - UP1 - Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne - IRD - Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, CESSMA UMRD 245 - Centre d'études en sciences sociales sur les mondes africains, américains et asiatiques - IRD - Institut de Recherche pour le Développement - Inalco - Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales - UPCité - Université Paris Cité)

Abstract

Drawing on survey data from rural Tamil Nadu, the effects of demonetisation are documented. Serious concerns arise with regard to the achievement of its stated goals. The rural economy was adversely affected in terms of employment, daily financial practices, and social network use for over three months. People came to rely more strongly on their networks to sustain their economic and social activities. Demonetisation has probably further marginalised those without support networks. In a context such as India, where state social protection is weak and governmental schemes are notoriously subject to patronage and clientelistic networks, dense networks of supportive relatives, friends and patrons remain key for safeguarding daily life. With cashless policies gaining currency in various parts of the world, we believe our findings have major implications, seriously questioning their merit, especially among the most marginalised segments of the population.

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  • Govindan Venkatasubramanian & Christophe Jalil Nordman & Sebastien Michiels & Youna Lanos & Isabelle Guérin, 2017. "Understanding Social Networks and Social Protection: Insights on Demonetisation from Rural Tamil Nadu," Post-Print hal-03616424, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-03616424
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    Cited by:

    1. Hilger, Anne & Nordman, Christophe Jalil, 2020. "The Determinants of Trust: Evidence from Rural South India," IZA Discussion Papers 13150, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    2. Reboul, E. & Guérin, I. & Nordman, C.J., 2021. "The gender of debt and credit: Insights from rural Tamil Nadu," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 142(C).
    3. Isabelle Guérin & Christophe Nordman & Elena Reboul, 2019. "The gender of debt and the financialisation of development. Insights from rural southern India," Working Papers CEB 19-016, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles.
    4. Tamás Végsõ, 2020. "Comparative Analysis of the Changes in Cash Demand in Hungary," Financial and Economic Review, Magyar Nemzeti Bank (Central Bank of Hungary), vol. 19(1), pages 90-118.
    5. Jeemol Unni & Pritha Dev, 2021. "How macroeconomic shocks impact employment: comparison of Gujarat with states in Western India," Journal of Social and Economic Development, Springer;Institute for Social and Economic Change, vol. 23(1), pages 199-211, June.

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