Tag: karnataka
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The effects of political reservations for women on local governance and rural service provision : survey evidence from Karnataka
Abstract: Evidence from India is used to qualify & quantify the role of political reservation policies for women as a determinant of rural service provision and local governance and to identify factors that constrain effective local governance & rural service provision beyond the women’s reservation effect. Author(s): Raabe, Katharina; Sekher, Madhushree; Birner, Regina Source(s): ,…
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Rivalry or synergy? : formal and informal local governance in rural India
Abstract: This paper discusses the role of informal local governance institutions in village governance and service delivery in India. It assesses the ways in which they interact with Grama Panchayats, and examines the implications of their existence and role for local democracy. Author(s): AnanthPur, Kripa Source(s): , IDS working paper; 226 vi, 28 p., ill.,…