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Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Welfare Schemes and Votes - Indian Democracy

When Does Welfare Win Votes in India?
https://carnegieendowment.org/2024/01/25/when-does-welfare-win-votes-in-india-pub-91449
As India’s political parties scramble to build their platforms for the 2024 general elections, new research illuminates how and when welfare schemes win over Indian voters.
India has experienced at least three interrelated transformations in the functioning of the welfare state: less discretion in the selection of beneficiaries, the direct transfer of benefits, and a proliferation of benefits.