Crafty oligarchs, savvy voters: democracy under inequality in rural pakistan
Auteur :
Khan Mohmand, Shandana
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781108473637
Date de publication :
23 mai 2019
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,2 x 2,4 cm
Poids :
550 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book looks at why rural Pakistani citizens vote despite their limited political agency owing to high levels of socio-economic inequality. It finds that electoral politics enables marginalized voters to strategically further their interests vis-Ã -vis elite groups, but that persistent inequality limits their ability to organize or compete.