Title: Tokenism or agency? : the impact of women's reservations on panchayats in South India

Authors: Ban, Radu and Rao, Vijayendra

Place: [Washington, DC

Publisher: World bank etc.]

Year: 2006

PAGE: --

Subject: Gender, Citizenship and Governance

Keywords: women, political participation, affirmative action programmes, panchayat, india

Abstract: The effects of reservations for women are evaluated, using evidence from Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu in India on the process by which women are selected in reserved constituencies and on how their performance compares with leaders in unreserved ones.

URL: http://www.cultureandpublicaction.org/bijupdf/reservations_0310.pdf

Document type: Portal