Political Selection and the Quality of Evidence: Evidence form South India

Rohini Pande, Timothy Besley and Vijayendra Rao

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Abstract: This paper uses household data from India to examine the economic and social status of village politicians, and how individual and village characteristics a®ect politician behavior while in o±ce. Education increases the chances of selection to public o±ce and reduces the odds that a politician uses political power opportunistically. In contrast, land ownership and political connections enable selection but do not a®ect politician opportunism. At the village level, changes in the identity of the politically dominant group alters the group allocation of resources but not politician opportunism. Improved information °ows in the village, however, reduce opportunism and improve resource allocation.

Keywords: governance; South India; politicians; Political Economy; Political Science (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005-11
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