Community-based accountability interventions have shown potential to improve delivery of public services, but there is … study the effectiveness of social accountability interventions implemented by the Indian state government of Uttar Pradesh … randomized trial design, we investigate two key mechanisms through which accountability interventions are hypothesized to improve …

, development and accountability with program outcomes. Our findings have important implications for both the design and …

examines the relationship between village community participation, good governance, and positive perceptions supporting village … empirically proves the influence of good governance, positive perceptions, participation, and performance of village government … positive with a p-value of 0.049. Furthermore, the relationship between direct good governance against participation of the …

-related irregularities with lower beneficiary stakes. Although we find evidence suggestive of beneficiary "learning" from audit participation … are laid out and credibly enforced. Our findings suggest a changing anatomy of corruption, where transgressors keep one …

of service delivery and women's democratic participation. Using survey data from the Sangli district, Maharashtra, we … the democratic participation of the women in the female sarpanch villages, again driven by the impact of female sarpanchs … elected 3 1/2 years before the survey. The democratic participation of women, in turn, affects the availability of services …