Thachil, Tariq <br/><br/>
Elite parties, poor voters :   how Social Services win votes in India 
Tariq Thachil 
 - New York :   Cambridge University Press,  2015. 
 - xiv, 331 pages :  illustrations, map ;   24 cm 
 - Cambridge studies in comparative politics. .
<br/><br/>1. Introduction --<br/>2. An elite party's struggles with poor voters --<br/>3. Why rich and poor voters support an elite party in India --<br/>4. Why an elite party turned to service --<br/>5. How service wins votes --<br/>6. When service fails: the impact of rival strategies --<br/>7. The argument in comparative perspective --<br/>8. Conclusion. 
<br/><br/> "This book analyzes how the paradox of the poor often voting against their material interests emerged in India"-- 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781107570771 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Political participation--India.<br/>Marginality, Social--Political aspects--India.<br/>Poor--Political activity--India.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>324.954 T325E