Tokenism or Agency? The Impact of Women's Reservations on Village Democracies in South India
There is increasing interest in whether improving the participation of women in government will lead to more gender equality. We test this with data collected from South India, using a natural experiment that randomly reserves one-third of all presidencies in democratically elected village councils...
Main Authors: | Ban, Radu, Rao, Vijayendra |
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Format: | Journal Article |
Language: | EN |
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2012
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4955 |
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