Political Clientelism and Capture: Theory and Evidence from West Bengal, India

Pranab Bardhan and Dilip Mookherjee

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Abstract: There are relatively few theoretical models or empirical analyses of clientelism which analyse the sources and consequences of clientelism. Data from household surveys in rural West Bengal are used to analyse the political clientelism. [BREAD working paper no. 369]. URL:[http://ipl.econ.duke.edu/bread/papers/working/369.pdf].

Keywords: clientelism; elite capture; service delivery; government accountability; corruption; political reservations; west bengal; pro-poor; household surveys; developing countries; welfare consequences; political competition; policies; vote (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013-01
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