Ethnic quotas and political mobilization: Caste, parties, and distribution in Indian village councils

American Political Science Review

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 35-56

  Dunning, Thad ^a   Nilekani, Janhavi ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84874497435     PISSN: 00030554     EISSN: 15375943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003055412000573     Document Type: Article

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