Jha, Raghbendra; Nagarajan, Hari K.; Kang, Woojin; … - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2014
In the context of rural India this paper focuses on six questions. a) Does gender of the elected representatives … in response to adverse shocks? (e) During periods of distress, are local governments able to provide insurance through … welfare programs? (f) After experiencing adverse shocks, is the insurance that Panchayats provide sufficient to eliminate the …