Determinants of lasting democracy in poor countries : culture, development, and institutions / Christopher Clague, Suzanne Gleason and Stephen Knack -- The causes and consequences of corruption / Omar Azfar, Young Lee, and Anand Swamy -- Individualism, collectivism and economic development / Richard Ball -- Poverty and public celebrations in rural India / Vijayendra Rao -- Female political participation and health in India / Suzanne Gleason -- Cascades of ethnic polarization : lessons from Yugoslavia / Murat Somer -- Culture and economic development in South Asia / John Adams.