Motivated by the relative resource and instrumental theories of domestic violence, we empirically examine whether a woman whose economic status is at least as high as that of her husband (high-status woman), all else equal, faces more domestic violence than a woman whose economic status is lower...

In democracies, innovative political institutions have opened up scope for direct public participation often in the form of talk: citizens talking to the state and mutual talk among citizens on matters concerning community development. A prominent example is the Indian gram sabha, or village...

In democracies, innovative political institutions have opened up scope for direct public participation often in the form of talk: citizens talking to the state and mutual talk among citizens on matters concerning community development. A prominent example is the Indian gram sabha, or village...