Making Redistributive Direct Democracy Matter: Development and Women's Participation in the Gram Sabhas of Kerala, India

American Sociological Review

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 409-434

  Gibson, Christopher ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

civil society; democracy; development; gender; India

Indexed keywords

CIVIL SOCIETY; DEMOCRACY; GENDER RELATIONS; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION; WOMENS STATUS;

INDIA; KERALA;

EID: 84861733063     PISSN: 00031224     EISSN: 19398271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0003122412442883     Document Type: Article

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