Bardhan, Pranab
Determinants of redistributive politics: An empirical analysis of land reforms in West Bengal, India - 2010 - p.1572-1600. - Sep
We investigate political determinants of land reform implementation in the Indian state of West Bengal. Using a village panel spanning 1974-1998, we do not find evidence supporting the hypothesis that land reforms were positively and monotonically related to control of local governments by a Left Front coalition vis-a-vis the right-centrist Congress party, combined with lack of commitment to policy platforms. Instead, the evidence is consistent with a quasi-Downsian theory stressing the role of opportunism (reelection concerns) and electoral competition. - Reproduced.
Land reform - India - West Bengal
Land reform
Determinants of redistributive politics: An empirical analysis of land reforms in West Bengal, India - 2010 - p.1572-1600. - Sep
We investigate political determinants of land reform implementation in the Indian state of West Bengal. Using a village panel spanning 1974-1998, we do not find evidence supporting the hypothesis that land reforms were positively and monotonically related to control of local governments by a Left Front coalition vis-a-vis the right-centrist Congress party, combined with lack of commitment to policy platforms. Instead, the evidence is consistent with a quasi-Downsian theory stressing the role of opportunism (reelection concerns) and electoral competition. - Reproduced.
Land reform - India - West Bengal
Land reform