office. Based on a sample of 356 inexperienced and experienced local politicians in West Bengal, India, we combine survey … in the attitudes of inexperienced politicians, a lower faith in political institutions and a greater distaste for … corruption can be seen among experienced politicians, particularly women. However, this seeming hardening in attitudes among …

stature. Using data from lab-in-the-field experiments in rural India with local politicians and non-politician participants …What motivates individuals to become politicians? This is an important question in decentralized democracies, where … local politicians play a key role in public goods provision. However, and in emerging economies, bureaucratic hurdles and …