Does Timing of Elections Instigate Riots? A Subnational Study of 16 Indian States, 1958-2004
Published By: WDI on eSS | Published Date: October, 09 , 2008Whether timing of the elections leads to riots or not within India. In other
words, does timing of elections instigate riots? Using time series crosssectional
data for 16 major Indian states for the period 1958 – 2004, it is found that
scheduled elections are associated with increase in riots
Author(s): Krishna Chaitanya Vadlamannati | Posted on: Jan 09, 2009 | Views(1580) | Download (638)