Elite parties, poor voters how social services win votes in India

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 Ind...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Thachil, Tariq (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York Cambridge University Press 2014
Colección:Cambridge studies in comparative politics.
Temas:
Poor > Political activity > India.
Social service > Political aspects > India.
Political parties > India.
Elections > India.
Pauvres > Activité politique > Inde.
Service social > Aspect politique > Inde.
Élections > Inde.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > Elections.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > General.
Political parties
Elections
Poor > Political activity
Social service > Political aspects
India
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. An elite party's struggles with poor voters
  • 3. Why rich and poor voters support an elite party in India
  • 4. Why an elite party turned to service
  • 5. How service wins votes
  • 6. When service fails: the impact of rival strategies
  • 7. The argument in comparative perspective
  • 8. Conclusion

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