Is Partisan Alignment Electorally Rewarding? Evidence from Village Council Elections in India
Published By: The Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) | Published Date: June, 01 , 2016Do ruling parties positively discriminate in favour of their own constituencies in allocating public resources? If they do, do they gain electorally in engaging in such a practice? This paper tests whether partisan alignment exists in the allocation of funds for India’s largest
social protection programme, the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) in the state of West Bengal in India, and whether incumbent local governments (village councils) gain electorally in the practice of partisan alignment.
Author(s): Subhasish Dey, Kunal Sen | Posted on: Jun 27, 2016 | Views() | Download (265)