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Patronage in Rural Punjab: Evidence from a New Household Survey Dataset

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dc.contributor.author Azam Chaudhry
dc.contributor.author Kate Vyborny
dc.date.accessioned 2014-08-19T08:21:41Z
dc.date.available 2014-08-19T08:21:41Z
dc.date.issued 2013-09
dc.identifier.citation The Lahore School of Economics, Vol.18 : SE en_US
dc.identifier.issn eISSN 1811-5446
dc.identifier.uri http://121.52.153.179/JOURNAL/LJE%20Vol%2017-2%20Final%20121712/TitleV17-2.htm
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/6090
dc.description PP.27, ill. en_US
dc.description.abstract The intervention of local elites is often cited as an impediment to policy implementation in many developing countries. In this paper, we present initial results from an original primary household dataset from eight tehsils of rural Punjab, Pakistan. We examine descriptive statistics on patron–client interaction and correlations between household characteristics and that relationship. The study raises some key findings. First, households report connections with a range of officials; they interact most heavily with local officials, but a large number of households also report interacting with their provincial and national politicians. Second, many households report receiving active assistance both from local officials and from provincial and national politicians in accessing certain state services, in particular in applying for national identity cards. Third, households report links with many patrons outside their own biraderi or clan. Fourth, vulnerable households, such as landless and female-headed households, appear less likely to interact with and less likely to receive assistance from patrons, suggesting that patronage activity could increase the inequality of outcomes. Fifth, better-off households appear more likely to assist patrons in a range of areas. Finally, local officials and politicians had tended to recommend candidates in the last election, and rural households were strongly convinced that their vote was not secret from their patrons or officials. This is possibly consistent with patronage-based politics and bloc voting. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher © Lahore School of Economics en_US
dc.subject Patron en_US
dc.subject Client en_US
dc.subject Rural en_US
dc.subject Pakistan en_US
dc.title Patronage in Rural Punjab: Evidence from a New Household Survey Dataset en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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