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100			_aChhibber, Pradeep
245			_aPolitical parties, electoral competition, government expenditures and economic reform in India
260			_c1995
300			_ap.74-96
362			_aOct
520			_a"Political analysis of economic policy-making in India has tended to downplay the role of political parties while stressing the influence of classes and the state. This article reports the results of an atempt to understand policy-making in India in terms of political parties and their electoral concerns. The analysis will illustrate the extent to which changing patterns of government expenditures can be understood as a result of the emergence of electoral competition to the Congress party. This focus on political parties will also offer an additional perspective on the ability of the ruling party in India to undertake the economic reform necessary for sustained economic growth"
650			_aExpenditure, Government - India
650			_aElections - India
650			_aPolitical parties - India
650			_aIndia - Economic policy
773			_aJournal of Development Studies
909			_a29919
999			_c29919 _d29919