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Jeffrey Witsoe
Why feasts are more effective than cash payments to win votes in India
An excerpt from the book ‘Costs of Democracy’ which charts the role of money in winning elections by tracing cash flows in the 2015 assembly elections in Bihar.
Lisa Björkman
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Jeffrey Witsoe
· Jul 19, 2018 · 05:30 pm
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