Participatory Democracy in Action: Survey Evidence from South India
利用南印度家庭和村庄调查数据，研究谁参加地方政府召集的村民会议，以及这些会议如何影响福利项目的受益人选择。发现弱势群体更常参会，且会议有助于资源向最需要的人群倾斜。
We use household and village survey data from South India to examine who participates in village meetings called by elected local governments, and what effect these meetings have on beneficiary selection for welfare programs. Our main finding is that it is the more disadvantaged social groups who attend village meetings and that holding such meetings improves the targeting of resources towards the neediest groups.