00853pab a2200145 454500008004000000100002000040245006400060260000900124300001400133362001100147520042100158650005800579650003600637773003400673180718b2006   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aSarkar, Abhirup  aPolitical economy of West Bengal: a puzzle and a hypothesis  c2006  ap.341-48.  a28 Jan  aThe paper is concerned with the phenomenon of unusual political stability in West Bengal coupled with moderate economic development in the state since the inception of Left From rule. It is argued that this coexistence cannot be fully explained by agricultural growth or land reforms. An explanation is provided in terms of information of the economy along with a strong party organisation of the left. - Reproduced.  aEconomic and social development - India - West Bengal  aEconomic and social development  aEconomic and Political Weekly