Systems of capture : reassessing the threat of local elites (English)

This paper draws on a qualitative panel study of village politics in ten rural localities in Andhra Pradesh in order to examine the changes in configurations of local elites across two local elections. These case studies highlight the complex and contextual nature of elite capture as it evolves in rural India as well as the importance of recognizing the crucial role that elites play in driving and distorting participatory development initiatives...

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Powis,Benjamin;
Document Date
2007/12/01
Document Type
Working Paper (Numbered Series)
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43069
Volume No
1
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1
Country
South Asia,
Region
South Asia,
Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Systems of capture : reassessing the threat of local elites
Keywords
Participation and Civic Engagement

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Powis,Benjamin.

Systems of capture : reassessing the threat of local elites (English). Social development papers ; no. 109. South Asia series Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/857091468113050758

Systems of capture : reassessing the threat of local elites (English)

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