Participatory Democracy in Action: Survey Evidence from South India

Abstract

We use household and village survey data from South India to examine who participates in village meetings called by elected local governments, and what e¤ect these meetings have on bene…ciary selection for welfare programs.Our main …nding is that members of socially and economically disadvantaged groups, speci…cally landless and low caste individuals, are both more likely to attend these meetings and be chosen as bene…ciaries in villages which have village meetings.

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