00904pab a2200169 454500 180718b2006 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d Sarkar, Abhirup Political economy of West Bengal: a puzzle and a hypothesis 2006 p.341-48. 28 Jan The 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. Economic and social development - India - West Bengal Economic and social development Economic and Political Weekly 69803 69803 69803 0 0 0 0 IIPA IIPA 2018-07-19 Volume no: 41, Issue no: 4 AR70259 2018-07-19 2018-07-19 AR