Patrons of the poor
Subtitle: caste politics and policymaking in India
By: Narayan Lakshman
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New Delhi, India
Language: eng
Number of pages: 249
ISBN-13: 9780198069980
Subjects: Politics and government; Political planning; Caste
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-245) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : analysing poverty in India; title: Preliminary exploration of agenda-setting; title: The politics of budget formulation and agenda-setting; title: The social origins of political power in Tamil Nadu : towards class-based politics; title: The social origins of political power in Karnataka : stable caste and class dominance; title: Conclusion : key insights and further research.