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Author:   Thibaud Marcesse (Assistant Professor of Comparative and South Asian Politics, Assistant Professor of Comparative and South Asian Politics, Boston College)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 16.00cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.472kg
ISBN:  

9780197813157

ISBN 10:   0197813151
Pages:   376
Publication Date:   17 January 2026
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
Availability:   To order  

Table of Contents

List of Figures List of Tables Acknowledgements Acronyms Chapter 1: Introduction: How Meaningful has India's Democratic Deepening been? Chapter 2: A Theory of Democratic Accommodation Chapter 3: The Terrain of Local Level Democratization in Rural Uttar Pradesh Chapter 4: How a Democratic Deepening Shapes Program Outcomes Chapter 5: Patronage Guaranteed? Partisanship and Program Outcomes Chapter 6: Party-Voter Linkages and Political Alignment Chapter 7: Accommodating Democracy: Rent Seeking as a Political Strategy Chapter 8: Conclusion Appendix One: Data Sources and Datasets Appendix Two: Democratization and program outcomes (Chapter 3) Appendix Three: Partisanship and Program Outcomes (Chapter 4) Appendix Four: Partisan Alignment and Program Outcomes (Chapter 5) Bibliography Index

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Thibaud Marcesse is an Assistant Professor of Comparative and South Asian Politics at Boston College. His main research interests lie in the political economy of development, political institutions such as parties and party systems, and local level democratization. Prior to joining Boston College, he was a lecturer at Kings' College in London. Before starting a career in academia, he worked for various organizations such the United Nations Children's Fund, the National Democratic Institute and Chemonics International on different projects ranging from civic education in Nepal and support to transitions in both Nepal and Haiti. His research has appeared in World Development.

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