Political Economy of Infrastructure Spending in India

This paper examines a puzzle in the political economy of infrastructure in India -- the co-existence of relatively low shares of capital spending in public budgets alongside evidence of large demand for village infrastructure from poor voters. It a...

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Main Author:	Khemani, Stuti
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	2012
Subjects:	ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTING ANTI-CORRUPTION BENEFICIARY BUDGET CONSTRAINT BUDGET CONSTRAINTS CAPITAL PROJECTS CHECKS CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT CITIZENS COALITION GOVERNMENTS CONSTITUENCIES CONSTITUENCY CONSTITUENTS CORRUPTION DEBT DEBT SERVICING DECENTRALIZATION DECISION-MAKING DECISION-MAKING POWER DEMOCRACIES DEMOCRACY DISCLOSURE DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION ECONOMIC ELITES ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ELECTION ELECTORAL COMPETITION ELECTORAL PERFORMANCE ELECTRICITY ENABLING ENVIRONMENT EVASION FINANCES FISCAL POLICIES FISCAL POLICY FISCAL RESOURCES GOVERNMENT BUDGET GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE GOVERNMENT POLICY GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS GOVERNMENT SPENDING GOVERNOR HOLDING HOUSING HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INCOME TAX INFORMATION DISSEMINATION INSTITUTIONAL REFORM INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS INTEREST PAYMENTS INTERNATIONAL BANK INVESTMENT PROJECTS INVESTMENT SPENDING LABOR MARKETS LEGISLATOR LEGISLATORS LEVY LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE LOCAL LEVEL LOCAL REVENUE MASS MEDIA MAYORS MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS MUNICIPAL INFRASTRUCTURE MUNICIPALITIES NATIONAL ELECTIONS PARLIAMENT POLICY MAKERS POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS POLITICAL MOBILIZATION POLITICAL PARTICIPATION POLITICAL PARTIES POLITICAL PARTY POLITICIANS POOR GOVERNANCE POPULISM POVERTY REDUCTION PRIVATE INVESTMENTS PRIVATE INVESTORS PROPERTY TAXES PUBLIC PUBLIC ACTION PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC AGENCY PUBLIC BENEFITS PUBLIC BUDGETS PUBLIC CHOICE PUBLIC ECONOMICS PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC GOOD PUBLIC GOODS PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC MANAGEMENT PUBLIC OFFICIALS PUBLIC POLICIES PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC PROGRAMS PUBLIC PROVISION PUBLIC RESOURCES PUBLIC SCHOOLS PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC SPENDING PUBLIC UTILITIES RESERVE RESERVE BANK RESOURCE ALLOCATION RETURN RETURNS REVOLUTION ROADS SAVINGS SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL COST SOCIAL PROGRAMS SOCIAL SECTORS STATE ADMINISTRATION STATE BUDGETS STATE EMPLOYEES STATE GOVERNMENTS STATE INCOME STATE OWNED ENTERPRISES SUFFRAGE TAX TAX BURDEN TAX RATE TAX REVENUE TAX REVENUES TAX SYSTEM TAXATION URBAN AREAS URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE USER CHARGES UTILITIES VOTER PARTICIPATION VOTER TURNOUT VOTERS VOTING
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