governance, as measured by aid distribution outcomes. In villages where elected councils exist and manage distributions, aid …Using data from a field experiment in 500 villages, this paper studies how local institutions affect the quality of … distribution jointly with customary leaders also increases embezzlement. Thus, while elected councils can improve governance …

Deliberative institutions have gained popularity in the developing world as a means by which to make governance more … length of floor time they enjoy. Although women in the Pudhu Vaazhvu Project villages enjoy greater voice, the study finds no … evidence that they are more likely than women in control villages to drive the broader conversational agenda or elicit a …

, India, this paper opens the "black box" of deliberation to examine the gendered and status-based patterns of influence …

This paper uses primary data from rural north India to show that participation in a community-level female empowerment … support groups, literacy camps, adult education classes, and vocational training for rural women in several states of India …

India's fast-growing cities face three key challenges in improving public health outcomes. The first is the persistence … directly affect health outcomes. In India, some cities have addressed these challenges more effectively than others have. This …

Using three waves of survey data from fishing villages in Aceh, Indonesia for 2005?09, the paper examines the …

from businesses and economic activities managed by villages …

-managed landholdings in treated villages are more likely to be left fallow?an important soil fertility investment. Women further respond to …