| #1547759 in eBooks | 2014-10-31 | 2014-10-21 | File type: PDF||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Five Stars|By batezg|Great! Brilliant piece of work||"Why would poor people support elite parties that do not advance their interests? In a fascinating and rigorous analysis, Tariq Thachil demonstrates that the private provision of services serves both the interests of poor supporters and the elite core. This in
Why do poor people often vote against their material interests? This puzzle has been famously studied within wealthy Western democracies, yet the fact that the poor voter paradox also routinely manifests within poor countries has remained unexplored. This book studies how this paradox emerged in India, the world's largest democracy. Tariq Thachil shows how arguments from studies of wealthy democracies (such as moral values voting) and the global south (such as patronage ...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Elite Parties, Poor Voters: How Social Services Win Votes in India (Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics) | Tariq Thachil. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.
