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Political Economy of Infrastructure Spending in India

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dc.contributor.authorKhemani, Stuti
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-19T18:41:56Z
dc.date.available2012-03-19T18:41:56Z
dc.date.issued2010-09-01
dc.description.abstractThis 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 argues that this pattern is due to infrastructure projects being used at the margin for political rent-seeking, while spending on employment and welfare transfers are the preferred vehicles to win votes for re-election. New suggestive evidence on the variation of public spending composition across states, and within states over time is offered that is consistent with this argument. This evidence underscores a growing argument in the development literature that the level and composition of public spending per se may not be sufficient metrics to assess the quality of public goods policies -- greater infrastructure spending in some contexts may go to political rents rather than to the actual delivery of broad public goods for growth and poverty reduction.en
dc.identifierhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20100916114657
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5423
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/3907
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5423
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectANTI-CORRUPTION
dc.subjectBENEFICIARY
dc.subjectBUDGET CONSTRAINT
dc.subjectBUDGET CONSTRAINTS
dc.subjectCAPITAL PROJECTS
dc.subjectCHECKS
dc.subjectCITIZEN ENGAGEMENT
dc.subjectCITIZENS
dc.subjectCOALITION GOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectCONSTITUENCIES
dc.subjectCONSTITUENCY
dc.subjectCONSTITUENTS
dc.subjectCORRUPTION
dc.subjectDEBT
dc.subjectDEBT SERVICING
dc.subjectDECENTRALIZATION
dc.subjectDECISION-MAKING
dc.subjectDECISION-MAKING POWER
dc.subjectDEMOCRACIES
dc.subjectDEMOCRACY
dc.subjectDISCLOSURE
dc.subjectDISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION
dc.subjectECONOMIC ELITES
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectELECTION
dc.subjectELECTORAL COMPETITION
dc.subjectELECTORAL PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectELECTRICITY
dc.subjectENABLING ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectEVASION
dc.subjectFINANCES
dc.subjectFISCAL POLICIES
dc.subjectFISCAL POLICY
dc.subjectFISCAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT BUDGET
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT POLICY
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT PROGRAMS
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT SPENDING
dc.subjectGOVERNOR
dc.subjectHOLDING
dc.subjectHOUSING
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINCOME TAX
dc.subjectINFORMATION DISSEMINATION
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL REFORM
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL REFORMS
dc.subjectINTEREST PAYMENTS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL BANK
dc.subjectINVESTMENT PROJECTS
dc.subjectINVESTMENT SPENDING
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLEGISLATOR
dc.subjectLEGISLATORS
dc.subjectLEVY
dc.subjectLOCAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectLOCAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectLOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectLOCAL LEVEL
dc.subjectLOCAL REVENUE
dc.subjectMASS MEDIA
dc.subjectMAYORS
dc.subjectMUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS
dc.subjectMUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectMUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectMUNICIPAL INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectMUNICIPALITIES
dc.subjectNATIONAL ELECTIONS
dc.subjectPARLIAMENT
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPOLITICAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL MOBILIZATION
dc.subjectPOLITICAL PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectPOLITICAL PARTIES
dc.subjectPOLITICAL PARTY
dc.subjectPOLITICIANS
dc.subjectPOOR GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectPOPULISM
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPRIVATE INVESTMENTS
dc.subjectPRIVATE INVESTORS
dc.subjectPROPERTY TAXES
dc.subjectPUBLIC
dc.subjectPUBLIC ACTION
dc.subjectPUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
dc.subjectPUBLIC AGENCY
dc.subjectPUBLIC BENEFITS
dc.subjectPUBLIC BUDGETS
dc.subjectPUBLIC CHOICE
dc.subjectPUBLIC ECONOMICS
dc.subjectPUBLIC EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectPUBLIC EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectPUBLIC GOOD
dc.subjectPUBLIC GOODS
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectPUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectPUBLIC INVESTMENT
dc.subjectPUBLIC MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectPUBLIC OFFICIALS
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICIES
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICY
dc.subjectPUBLIC PROGRAMS
dc.subjectPUBLIC PROVISION
dc.subjectPUBLIC RESOURCES
dc.subjectPUBLIC SCHOOLS
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subjectPUBLIC SPENDING
dc.subjectPUBLIC UTILITIES
dc.subjectRESERVE
dc.subjectRESERVE BANK
dc.subjectRESOURCE ALLOCATION
dc.subjectRETURN
dc.subjectRETURNS
dc.subjectREVOLUTION
dc.subjectROADS
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectSOCIAL CAPITAL
dc.subjectSOCIAL COST
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROGRAMS
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECTORS
dc.subjectSTATE ADMINISTRATION
dc.subjectSTATE BUDGETS
dc.subjectSTATE EMPLOYEES
dc.subjectSTATE GOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectSTATE INCOME
dc.subjectSTATE OWNED ENTERPRISES
dc.subjectSUFFRAGE
dc.subjectTAX
dc.subjectTAX BURDEN
dc.subjectTAX RATE
dc.subjectTAX REVENUE
dc.subjectTAX REVENUES
dc.subjectTAX SYSTEM
dc.subjectTAXATION
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectUSER CHARGES
dc.subjectUTILITIES
dc.subjectVOTER PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectVOTER TURNOUT
dc.subjectVOTERS
dc.subjectVOTING
dc.titlePolitical Economy of Infrastructure Spending in Indiaen
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okr.crossref.titlePolitical economy of infrastructure spending in India
okr.date.disclosure2010-09-01
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T11:41:05.504462Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
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okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.guid997291468041960361
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5423
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000158349_20100916114657
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum12766662
okr.identifier.reportWPS5423
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2010/09/16/000158349_20100916114657/Rendered/PDF/WPS5423.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countryIndia
okr.region.geographicalSouth Asia
okr.region.geographicalAsia
okr.sectorOther social services,General public administration sector,General education sector
okr.sectorHealth and other social services,Public Administration, Law, and Justice,Education
okr.topicGovernance::National Governance
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
okr.unitDECRG: Human Development (DECHD)
okr.volume1 of 1
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