Economic reform, voting, and local political intervention: Evidence from India
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Economic reform; Voting; Decentralization;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D7 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making
- D8 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty
- F1 - International Economics - - Trade
- F5 - International Economics - - International Relations, National Security, and International Political Economy
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