The political economy of government responsiveness: Theory and evidence from India

Quarterly Journal of Economics

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1415-1452

  Besley, Timothy ^a   Burgess, Robin ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0036867094     PISSN: 00335533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/003355302320935061     Document Type: Article

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