This study analyses the impact of democratic decentralisation on the chances of socially excluded groups to participate in newly created local governance institutions – Panchayati Raj Institutions – in three Indian states. This institutional reform included a quota for the disadvantaged –...

This study analyzes the impact of democratic decentralization on the chances of socially excluded groups to participate in newly created local governance institutions - Panchayat Rai Institutions - in three Indian states. This institutional reform included a quota for disadvantaged groups like...