000 01248pab a2200193 454500
008 180718b2013 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d
100 _aSathe, Dhanmanjiri
245 _aCan the female sarpanch deliver? Evidence from Maharashtra
260 _c2013
300 _ap.50-57.
362 _a16 Mar
520 _aThis study examines the impact of mandated reservations for female sarpanch (elected heads of gram panchayats) on perceptions of service delivery and women's democratic participation. Using survey data from Sangli district in Maharashtra, it finds that the availability of basic public services is significantly higher in female sarpanch villages compared to the male sarpanch villages when the former have been in the job for three to three-and-a-half years. Indeed, reservations have had a significant positive impact on the democratic participation of women in female sarpanch villages though the positive effects in terms of service delivery and democratic participation will take some more time to materialise. - Reproduced.
650 _aWomen in politics - India - Maharashtra
650 _aPanchayat - India - Maharashtra
650 _aPanchayat
773 _aEconomic and Political Weekly
908 _aN
909 _a98552
999 _c98551
_d98551