Cover Image
QR Code

Who has voice in a deliberative democracy? Evidence from transcripts of village parliaments in south India

Abstract: The role of deliberation among citizens to determine and forge agreement on policy is often seen as a crucial feature of democratic government. This paper provides the first large-N empirical evidence on the credibility of voice in a deliberative democracy in an non-laboratory setting, usi...

Full description

Published in:Journal of Development Economics Vol. 99; no. 2; pp. 428 - 439
Main Authors: Ban, Radu, Jha, Saumitra, Rao, Vijayendra
Format: Article
Published: Elsevier B.V. Nov2012
Subjects:
South India
Deliberative democracy
Legislative bodies
Government policy
Empirical research
Public goods
Gram sabha
Acquisition of data
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost