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Just Rewards? Local Politics and Public Resource Allocation in South India

This paper uses data on elected village councils in South India to examine the political economy of public resource allocation. We find that the pattern of policy-making reflects politicians' self-interest. Elected councillors benefit from improved personal access to public resources. In additi...

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Autor principal: Timothy Besley, Rohini Pande and Vijayendra Rao
Formato: Printed Book
Publicado em: LSE STICERD Research Paper No. DEDPS 49 2007
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