The political economy of resource allocation by the state in India : an inter-state comparison of public policy and distributional outcomes for the poor

Empirical evidence suggests that India had significant and persistent regional disparities in poverty reduction, particularly during the period 1985-2000. This evidence makes a compelling case for examining the impact of political factors on pro-poor policies and distributional outcomes when combine...

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Main Author: Lakshman, Narayan
Published: London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London) 2007
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.441360