Elite parties and poor voters: Theory and evidence from India

American Political Science Review

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 454-477

  Thachil, Tariq ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84902362468     PISSN: 00030554     EISSN: 15375943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003055414000069     Document Type: Article

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