AuthorThachil, Tariq
TitleElite parties, poor voters : How social services win votes in India / Tariq Thachil
Imprint New York : Cambridge Univ. Press, 2014
Descript xiv, 331 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm

CONTENT

Introduction -- The anatomy of a puzzle: Dissecting the BJP's struggles with poor voters -- Why rich and poor voters support an elite party in India -- Why an elite party turned to service -- How service wins votes -- When service fail -- The argument in comparative perspective -- Conclusion: The future of service as an electoral strategy


SUBJECT

  1. Political participation -- India
  2. Marginality
  3. Social -- Political aspects -- India
  4. Poor -- Political activity -- India
  5. Social service -- Political aspects -- India
  6. Political parties -- India

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