Title: Unappreciated service : performance, perceptions, and women : leaders in India

Authors: Duflo, Esther and Topalova, Petia

Place: [Cambridge, MA

Publisher: Massachusetts institute of technology (MIT). Department of economics]

Year: 2004

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Subject: Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Keywords: local government, gender, women in politics, public services, india

Abstract: This study explores the impact of reservations for women in the Panchayat system in India on the performance of policy makers and on voters perceptions of this performance. The study finds that overall, villages in which leadership is reserved for women have more public goods.

URL: http://econ-www.mit.edu/files/793

Document type: Portal