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Is Deliberation Equitable? Evidence from Transcripts of Village Meetings in South India

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dc.contributor.authorBan, Radu
dc.contributor.authorRao, Vijayendra
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-19T19:10:22Z
dc.date.available2012-03-19T19:10:22Z
dc.date.issued2009-05-01
dc.description.abstractDeliberative decision-making processes are becoming increasingly important around the world to make important decisions about public and private goods allocation, but there is very little empirical evidence about how they actually work. In this paper the authors use data from India extracted from 131 transcripts of village meetings matched with data from household surveys conducted in the same villages prior to the meetings, to study whose preferences are reflected in the meetings. The meetings are constitutionally empowered to make decisions about public and private goods. The findings show that the more land a person owns, the higher the likelihood her preference is mentioned in the meeting, the longer the amount of time spent discussing this preference, and the higher the likelihood that a decision to provide or repair this public or private good is taken. At the same time, the voices of disadvantaged castes, while not dominating the meeting, are also heard. By contrast, the preferences of Muslims are given less time. High village literacy and the presence of higher level officials during village meetings mitigate the power of the landed, but political reservations for low castes for the post of village president increase the power of the landed.en
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dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4928
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/4122
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research working paper ; no. WPS 4928
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
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dc.subjectACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subjectASSET OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectCATTLE
dc.subjectCONSTRUCTION OF ROADS
dc.subjectCULTURAL CHANGE
dc.subjectDECISION-MAKING PROCESS
dc.subjectDECISION-MAKING PROCESSES
dc.subjectDEMOCRACY
dc.subjectDISCOURSE
dc.subjectDISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectDISTRICT LEVEL
dc.subjectDISTRICTS
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectETHNOGRAPHY
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL BANK
dc.subjectINTERVIEWS
dc.subjectLANDOWNERSHIP
dc.subjectLITERACY
dc.subjectLOCAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectPARTICIPATION OF WOMEN
dc.subjectPARTICIPATORY DEMOCRACY
dc.subjectPOWER
dc.subjectRECONSTRUCTION
dc.subjectRELIGION
dc.subjectSCHOOL BUILDING
dc.subjectSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSOCIAL FUNDS
dc.subjectSOCIAL JUSTICE
dc.subjectSOCIETIES
dc.subjectSOCIETY
dc.subjectTRANSPARENCY
dc.subjectTRIBES
dc.subjectVILLAGE
dc.subjectVILLAGE MEETINGS
dc.subjectVILLAGER
dc.subjectVILLAGERS
dc.subjectVILLAGES
dc.subjectWOMAN
dc.titleIs Deliberation Equitable? Evidence from Transcripts of Village Meetings in South Indiaen
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okr.crossref.titleIs Deliberation Equitable? Evidence From Transcripts Of Village Meetings In South India
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4928
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okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countryIndia
okr.region.geographicalSouth Asia
okr.region.geographicalAsia
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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