Clientelism in Indian Villages

We study the operation of local governments (Panchayats) in rural Maharashtra, India, using a survey that we designed for this end. Elections are freely contested, fairly tallied, highly participatory, non-coerced, and lead to appointment of representative politicians. However, beneath this veneer o...

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Published in:The American economic review 2015-06, Vol.105 (6), p.1780-1816
Main Authors: Anderson, Siwan, Francois, Patrick, Kotwal, Ashok
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural land
Case studies
Clientelism
Cultural identity
Democracy
Dictators
Dominance
Economic theory
Economics
Elections
Elites
Hypotheses
Income inequality
India
Land ownership
Landlords
Local elections
Local government
Low income groups
Maharashtra
Minorities
Minority groups
Modeling
Ownership
Panchayats
Political control
Political elites
Political power
Politics
Rural areas
Social capital
Studies
Towns
Variable coefficients
Villages
Voter behavior
Votes
Voting
Wages
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