the susceptibility of the program to political clientelism. This paper uses expenditure data at the local level in Andhra … Pradesh from India’s National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, a rights-based program distributing both public and private …

Are ostensibly demand-driven public programs less susceptible to political clientelism even when private goods are …

utility proxy, we find that in-kind transfers are preferred for low-income Indian households. Expansions in India's flagship …

find that in-kind transfers are preferred for low-income Indian households. Expansions in India’s flagship in-kind food …

household data collected from three India states, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra. In all three states, the poor …

structures affect minority welfare. We examine this question in the context of India, which has a long-standing system of … consumption of subsidized food grains from India's largest safety net program by 4%. Highlighting the importance of political …-based parties; in contrast, legislators elected through the electoral quotas but representing India's other major mainstream parties …