Does Female Reservation Affect Long-Term Political Outcomes? Evidence from Rural India

Does Female Reservation Affect Long-Term Political Outcomes? Evidence from Rural India

Although many studies have explored the impacts of political quotas for females, often with ambiguous results, the underlying mechanisms and long-term effects have received little attention. This paper uses nation-wide data from India spanning a 15...

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Main Authors: Deininger, Klaus, Jin, Songqing, Nagarajan, Hari K., Fang, Xia
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: 2012
Subjects:
ACCESS TO EDUCATION
ACTIVE PARTICIPATION
ADOLESCENT FERTILITY
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
ANTENATAL CARE
ANTENATAL COVERAGE
BREASTFEEDING
BY ELECTION
CANDIDATES
CHILD HEALTH
CHILD MORTALITY
CHILD SURVIVAL
CITIZEN
CONSTITUENCIES
CONSTITUENCY
CONTRACEPTIVE USE
CORRUPTION
CRIME
CRIMES
CULTURAL CHANGE
DECISION MAKING
DEMOCRACIES
DEMOCRACY
DEMOCRATIC ACCOUNTABILITY
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT PLANS
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
DIRECT DEMOCRACY
DISADVANTAGED GROUPS
DISCRIMINATION
DISEASES
DOCTORS
DOMINANCE
DRINKING WATER
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ELECTION
ELECTIONS
EMPOWERMENT
EQUALITY
FAMILIES
FAMILY MEMBERS
FASHION
FEMALE
FEMALES
FRANCHISE
GENDER
GENDER BIAS
GENDER DIFFERENCES
GENDER DISCRIMINATION
GENDER EQUALITY
GENDER GAP
GENDER GAPS
GENDER INEQUALITY
GIRL CHILDREN
HEALTH WORKERS
HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION
HOUSEHOLD LEVEL
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
HOUSEHOLDS
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
HUMAN POTENTIAL
HUSBANDS
IMMUNIZATION
INEQUALITIES
INHERITANCE
INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
INTERVENTION
INTERVENTIONS
LAND OWNERSHIP
LAWS
LEGISLATION
LEGISLATORS
LOCAL DEVELOPMENT
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
MARITAL STATUS
MATERNAL HEALTH
MATERNAL MORTALITY
MODERNIZATION
NATIONAL COUNCIL
NATIONAL LEVELS
NATIONAL PARLIAMENTS
NATURAL RESOURCE
NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
OCCUPATION
PARLIAMENT
PARLIAMENTARIANS
PERI-NATAL CARE
POLICY DISCUSSIONS
POLICY IMPLICATIONS
POLICY MAKERS
POLICY MAKING
POLICY RESEARCH
POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
POLITICAL DECISION
POLITICAL LEADERSHIP
POLITICAL PARTICIPATION
POLITICAL POWER
POLITICAL PROCESS
POLITICAL PROCESSES
POLITICAL SYSTEM
PRE-NATAL CARE
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PROGRESS
PUBLIC GOOD
PUBLIC POLICY
PUBLIC SERVICE
PUBLIC SERVICES
REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY
REPRESENTATIVES
RESPECT
RETAIL MARKET
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
SANITATION
SECONDARY EDUCATION
SERVICE DELIVERY
SERVICE PROVIDERS
SERVICE PROVISION
SERVICE QUALITY
SEX
SOCIAL EXCLUSION
SOCIAL WELFARE
STATE UNIVERSITY
SUFFRAGE
VILLAGE LEVEL
VILLAGES
VIOLENCE
VOTER TURNOUT
VOTING PATTERNS
WILL
WOMEN IN GOVERNMENT
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