The measurement of electoral competition, with application to Indian states
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DOI: 10.1016/j.electstud.2019.102070
Abstract: Abstract We investigate the measurement of three distinct, but related dimensions of electoral competition in a majoritarian electoral system: contestability in the struggle for governing power; competition among candidates at the constituency level; and competition… read more here.
Keywords: competition application; electoral competition; indian states; application indian ... See more keywords
Dilemmas of Democratic Deepening in India: Notes from two North Indian states
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DOI: 10.1017/s0026749x20000268
Abstract: Abstract The political assertion by subalterns (specifically lower and backward castes) that India witnessed from the 1990s onwards, and the formation of governments by parties representing these groups in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, two electorally… read more here.
Keywords: north indian; indian states; dilemmas democratic; deepening india ... See more keywords
Social disadvantage, economic inequality, and life expectancy in nine Indian states
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2109226119
Abstract: Significance India is one of the most hierarchical societies in the world. Because vital statistics are incomplete, mortality disparities are not quantified. Using survey data on more than 20 million individuals from nine Indian states… read more here.
Keywords: life expectancy; indian states; inequality; nine indian ... See more keywords
Examining the economic impact of floods in selected Indian states
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DOI: 10.1080/17565529.2019.1614897
Abstract: ABSTRACT This study is an attempt to shift the focus of research pertaining to the relationship between natural disasters and economic growth from national to sub-national level. Using augmented panel vector auto-regression models (PVAR-X), this… read more here.
Keywords: floods selected; indian states; study; economic impact ... See more keywords
Does higher educational attainment imply less crime? Evidence from the Indian states
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DOI: 10.1108/jes-05-2019-0218
Abstract: PurposeThe primary purpose of this paper is to empirically investigate the impact of educational attainment on crime rates across 33 Indian states over the period 2001 to 2013. This paper also examines the role of… read more here.
Keywords: educational attainment; indian states; paper; education ... See more keywords
Determinants of tourism in Indian states: an empirical analysis
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DOI: 10.1108/tr-11-2016-0047
Abstract: Purpose The purpose of this study is to empirically examine the determinants of foreign and domestic tourist arrivals and revenue receipts from tourism using state-level panel data in 25 Indian states for the period 1995… read more here.
Keywords: state; tourism; indian states; economic development ... See more keywords
When Do the Poor Vote for the Right Wing and Why: Status Hierarchy and Vote Choice in the Indian States
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DOI: 10.1177/0010414018758752
Abstract: What explains the popularity of right-wing parties among the poor? This article argues that in hierarchical societies with high social-status inequality, cross-class coalitions can emerge among high-status voters if they believe their social status is… read more here.
Keywords: status; indian states; poor vote; social status ... See more keywords
An Empirical Inquiry into Per Capita Convergence of Indian States
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DOI: 10.1177/0974910119887245
Abstract: The topic of growth convergence (or the lack of it) has always been one of the most important economic phenomena for Indian states. This study undertakes more than 3 decades of data for Indian states… read more here.
Keywords: inquiry per; indian states; empirical inquiry; per capita ... See more keywords