Political cycles in a developing economy: Effect of elections in the Indian States

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 125-154

  Khemani, Stuti ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

Election cycles; Fiscal policy; Interest groups

Indexed keywords

ELECTION; POLICY MAKING; POLITICAL SYSTEM; VOTING BEHAVIOR;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 0141643479     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2003.01.002     Document Type: Article

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