Why Regional Parties? - Clientelism, Elites, and the Indian Party System - Adam Ziegfeld - Hardback Bog - Cambridge University Press - 2016 - Engelsk
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Description
In Why Regional Parties?, Ziegfeld demonstrates that regional parties in India are successful because they represent expedient options for office-seeking politicians. By focusing on clientelism, coalition government, and state-level factional alignments, he explains why politicians find membership in a regional party appealing.