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Rethinking the Study of Electoral Politics in the Developing World: Reflections on the Indian Case

Milan Vaishnav
  • March 22, 2021
  • Perspectives on Politics
Summary:  In the study of electoral politics and political behavior in the developing world, India is often considered to be an exemplar of the centrality of contingency in distributive politics, the role of ethnicity in shaping political behavior, and the organizational weakness of political parties.
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