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Voting in developing countries dominated by ethnicity? Banerjee and Duflo answer with.. (yes) a RCT

Vishy KurugantiOctober 28, 20112 mins

In the diverse melting pot that is the great Indian democracy, we all know the strong role ethnicity plays in deciding elections. In their book Poor Economics, Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo write…

Working for informed and participatory democracy – the PRS story

Vishy KurugantiAugust 09, 20116 mins

[Editor’s Note: It’s a pleasure to bring TechSangam’s first guest post, on PRS Legislative Research (PRS), from Yogesh Upadhyaya. Yogesh is co-founder of banking and financial services software…

A Call to Social Arms – Part 1

Vishy KurugantiJuly 25, 20113 mins

Israel’s mandatory military service program has long been an ideal for some concerned Indian citizens (Israeli citizens need to put in a 2-3 year military stint after turning 18). They argue that a…

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