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Learning about Schools in Development
Kenny, Charles - eSocialSciences - 2010
the developing world, limiting development impact. Thus we should measure and promote learning not schooling. Conditional … cash transfers to students on the basis of attendance and scores, school choice, decentralization combined with published …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008774051
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Network Structure and the Aggregation of Information: Theory and Evidence from Indonesia
Alatas, Vivi; Banerjee, Abhijit; Chandrasekhar, Arun G; … - eSocialSciences - 2012
A unique data-set from Indonesia is analysed to understand what individuals know about the income distribution in their village to test theories such as Jackson and Rogers (2007) that link information aggregation in networks to the structure of the network. The observed patterns are consistent...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010568018
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The Impact of Fiscal and Political Decentralization on Local Public Investments in Indonesia
Katos, Krisztina Kis; Sjahrir, Bambang Suharnoko - eSocialSciences - 2014
The effects of the Indonesian decentralization and democratization process on budget allocation at the sub …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945288
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What is Driving the Indian Middle Class Towards Electoral Politics? Evidence from Delhi
Chakrabarti, Poulomi - eSocialSciences - 2014
Using the case of Delhi and drawing on examples from other metropolitan cities, this paper attempts to understand the factors that have led to the rise of middle class neighborhood associations and their subsequent advent into formal politics. [AI Working Paper No. 4].
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945349
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Nurtured from Above and Growing from the Roots: Social Funds and Decentralization in Zambia and Malawi
Donge, JanKees van - eSocialSciences - 2006
- instead of embarking on comprehensive decentralisation programs. [DSA, Annual conference 2003: Globalisation and Development] …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005341749
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Tracking Functional Devolution by States to Panchayats
Rajaraman, Indira; Sinha, Darshy - eSocialSciences - 2007
decentralization under the general framework of the Constitutional mandate. Fourteen years on, a quantitative measure is attempted in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005341780
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Financing the Panchayati Raj Institutions: Flagging Some Issues For The 13th CFC
Pethe, Abhay - eSocialSciences - 2009
The Finances of the PRIs are looked into. The role of 13th Finance Commission is explained. Some ‘learnings’ from International experience is given.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008512488
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Women as Policy Makers: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment
Duflo, Esther; Chattopadhyay, Raghabendra - eSocialSciences - 2010
This paper uses political reservations for women in India to study the impact of women’s leadership on policy … decisions. In 1998, one third of all leadership positions of Village Councils in West Bengal were randomly selected to be …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008483854
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Fiscal Decentralisation and Local Level Gender Responsive Budgeting In The Philippines: An Empirical Analysis
Chakraborty, Lekha S. - eSocialSciences - 2006
With the strengthening of the fiscal decentralisation process in the Philippines, local government units (LGUs) were provided with more opportunities in terms of local level gender responsive budgeting (hereafter LLGRB) and challenges as well. This paper analyses the process and interface...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005487592
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Decentralisation on Fallow and Fertile Ground: Preparing the Population for Democratic Self-Governance
Krishna, Anirudh - eSocialSciences - 2006
equitable and participatory decentralization? This question is examined with the help of an original database compiled for 53 …, particularly about their rights and about the processes of local governments, should precede or at least accompany decentralization. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005487598