Subject(s): Rural development projects in India ,Case studies -- Rural development projects in Ghana , Case studies -- Rural development projects in Ethiopia , Case studies -- Rural women in Services for in India, Case studies -- Rural women in Services for in Ghana, Case studies -- Rural women in Services for in Ethiopia ,Case studies -- Rural women in India in Social conditions ,Case studies -- Rural women in Ghana in Social conditions, Case studies -- Rural women in Ethiopia in Social conditions , Case studies -- Rural development in Government policy in India , Case studies -- Rural development in Government policy in Ghana, Case studies -- Rural development in Government policy in Ethiopia,Case studies -- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- City Planning -- Urban Development -- Rural development -- Government policy -- Rural women -- Social conditions -- Agriculture and Rural Services -- Knowledge Gap -- Gender and Governance in Rural Service Projects -- Conceptual Framework and Literature Review -- Gender and Governance in India ,Ghana and Ethiopia -- The Short Route of Accountability: Households, Community Organizations and Service Providers -- The Long Route of Accountability : Political Representation and Their Linkages -- Implications for Policy and Research