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7 - Why “Forward Castes” have a dynastic advantage

Intra-party politics and co-ethnic favoritism

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2016

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Kanchan Chandra
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Kanchan Chandra
Kanchan Chandra
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New York University
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Democratic Dynasties
State, Party and Family in Contemporary Indian Politics
 , pp. 207 - 237
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2016

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