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100			_aKeefer, Philip
245			_aWhy do the poor receive poor services?
260			_c2004
300			_ap.935-43.
362			_a28 Feb
520			_aIndia exhibits a large reliance on targeted transfer payments and subsidies, and significant under provision of social services such as education. These are puzzling outcomes because the poor in India, who vote in large numbers, would benefit most from more of the latter and less of the former. This paper argues that inadequate social services and excessive targeted transfers can be explained as a consequence of the incomplete information of voters, lack of credibility of political promises, and social polarisation. - Reproduced.
650			_aPoverty - India
650			_aSocial services - India
650			_aSocial services
700			_aKhemani, Stuti
773			_aEconomic and Political Weekly
909			_a59848
999			_c59848 _d59848