Do voters demand responsive governments? Evidence from Indian disaster relief☆

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  2012

• Venue

  Journal of Development Economics

• Publication date

  2012-03-01

• Fields of study

  Economics, Political Science

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  DOI 10.1016/J.JDEVECO.2011.05.005
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