Inequality and political clientelism: Evidence from South India

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1721-1738

  Markussen, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIENTELISM; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; PARTY POLITICS; SOCIAL POLICY;

INDIA;

EID: 84857884229     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: 17439140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2011.561330     Document Type: Article

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