Patrons of the poor : caste politics and policymaking in India
Lakshman, NarayanAuthor
New Delhi ; Oxford : Oxford University Press,
2011.
This text is a comparative study of the political economy of pro-poor policies in two Indian states: Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. By shedding light on the politics of resource allocation it attempts to show how traditionally rooted state policies benefit only certain sections of the population.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
This text is a comparative study of the political economy of pro-poor policies in two Indian states: Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. By shedding light on the politics of resource allocation it attempts to show how traditionally rooted state policies benefit only certain sections of the population.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on print version record.
Introduction : analysing poverty in India -- Preliminary exploration of agenda-setting -- The politics of budget formulation and agenda-setting -- The social origins of political power in Tamil Nadu : towards class-based politics -- The social origins of political power in Karnataka : stable caste and class dominance -- Conclusion : key insights and further research.
Caste
Political planning
Regions & Countries - Asia & the Middle East
History & Archaeology
South Asia