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100			_aWilkinson, Steven I.
245			_aPutting Gujarat in perspective
260			_c2002
300			_ap.1579-583.
362			_a27 April
520			_aOvershadowed by the recent horrific events in Gujarat is a wider shift in Indian politics that is likely to reduce the country's level of communal violence: growing party competition in the states increases the incentives for politicians to offer minorities protection in return for their political support. High levels of party competition have long been effective in reducing violence for this reason in southern states such as Tamil Nadu and Kerala. The rise elsewhere in India of parties such as the BSP and SP also creates intense competition for Muslim votes, which in turn leads to politicians promising - and delivering - greater security for minorities.
650			_aCommunalism - India - Gujarat
650			_aViolence - India - Gujarat
650			_aGujarat - Politics and government
650			_aPolitics and government
773			_aEconomic and Political Weekly
909			_a52218
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