Women’s political reservation, early childhood development and learning in India
This paper analyses the long-term impacts of reservation of seats for women in the local body elections at the village level in India on children’s learning outcomes in rural Andhra Pradesh. Using the random rotation of seats reserved for women over different election cycles – 1995; 2001; and 2006,...
Main Authors: | Pathak, Y, Macours, K |
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Format: | Working paper |
Language: | English |
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Young Lives
2013
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