The politics of service delivery in Pakistan: Political parties and the incentives for patronage, 1988-1999

Pakistan Development Review

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 129-151

  Hasnain, Zahid ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

General; Public goods, models of political processes; Rent seeking, elections, legislatures, and voting behaviour, health, education, and welfare

Indexed keywords

ELECTION; INCENTIVE; PARTY POLITICS; POLITICAL PROCESS; POLITICS; SERVICE PROVISION; VOTING BEHAVIOR;

ASIA; EURASIA; PAKISTAN; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 69549138402     PISSN: 00309729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.30541/v47i2pp.129-151     Document Type: Review

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