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framework of democratic citizenship and (b) debates surrounding representative democracy. It consists of three parts; the first … examines the idea of representative democracy and the manner in which democratic politics may be sought to be crafted as a … representation in India along with election data to identify possible patterns, followed by a discussion of the ways in which civil …
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essential for maintaining democracy and good governance, specifically the rule of law and the need for public officials to avoid …
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to US and India using case studies. It focuses on ‘national security’ becoming a major pivot around which the media …
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Nine out of ten parliamentarians in India are men. Such dismal figures reveal the lasting grip of unfavourable social … political life. Six decades have gone by since Independence brought hopes that democracy would equilibrate gender representation …
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The paper examines the implications of Myanmar's reforms for its neighbours- China, India, Thailand and Bangladesh …
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The focus of this paper is on the potential economic factors underlying voter behaviour in a democracy. It develops a …
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employment guarantee scheme (EGS) in India, in the context of Indian history and habits. …
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This study examines how the economic effects of elections in rural China depend on voter heterogeneity, for which religious fractionalization is taken as a proxy. [BREAD Working No. 366]. URL:[http://ipl.econ.duke.edu/bread/papers/working/366.pdf].
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Can ‘participatory’ approaches to development constitute a viable strategy for promoting citizenship? This paper addresses this question by scrutinising the equivocal reaction of a peasant community in Nepal to the unfolding of one such project, which supposedly reflected their...
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Unique survey data is used to study whether the introduction of local elections in China made local leaders more accountable towards local constituents. A simple model is developed to predict the effects on different policies of increasing local leader accountability, taking into account that...
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