Patrons of the poor :

Lakshman, Narayan.

Patrons of the poor : caste politics and policymaking in India / Narayan Lakshman. - New Delhi, India : Oxford University Press, 2011. - xx, 249 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

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.

9780198069980 0198069987


Caste--Political aspects--India.
Political planning--India.

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