Does Good Economics Make for Good Politics? Evidence from Indian States

Vaishnav, Milan; Swanson, Reedy

doi:10.2139/ssrn.2685267

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“…The two variables that are observed to be crucial for predicting EGC are social considerations (SC) and Perceived Risk (PR). The present study has affirmed that the Indian politicians ought to design appropriate policies for the underprivileged sections of the society including farmers, women and other backward classes to create a positive perception among the voters with regard to economic status and global reputation of the country (Kalokhe et al, 2015;Kapur & Nangia, 2015;Vaishnav & Swanson, 2015;Basu, 2016;Menon & Allen, 2018). Similarly, the present study also supports the previous findings that higher the risk perceived by voters in their election decisions, more concerned they will be for the economic and global reputation of their country (Bauer, 1960;Dowling & Satelin, 1994;O'Cass, 2002;O'Cass & Pecotich, 2005).…”

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“…The economic considerations of voters are considered to be crucial for influencing election results in the global context (Anderson, 2007;Lewis-Beck & Stegmaier, 2000). In the Indian context, Vaishnav and Swanson (2015) have suggested that voters make election decisions after careful evaluation of economic policies of incumbent governments. This suggests that the perception of voters about economic policies of successive governments could be a predictor of their satisfaction with the existing political system in the country.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…have been observed in the recent past (Kalokhe et al, 2017;Menon & Allen, 2018). Previous researchers have indicated that voters perceive that the prevailing conditions of underprivileged sections of the society is a reflection of economic status of the country and affects reputation of the country at the global stage (Kapur & Nangia, 2015;Vaishnav & Swanson, 2015). Hence, the following hypothesis was formulated: H6: Social considerations (SC) positively affect economic and global concern (EGC) of the voters.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In the Indian context, the researchers have paid little attention to understand young Indian voters (Joshi & Kunduri, 2017). The earlier studies have ordinarily focused on general issues such as party performance, election campaigns, media involvement and election results (Beg, 2017;Bhalotra, Clots-Figueras, Cassan, & Iyer, 2014;Harris, 2015;Heath, Verniers, Kumar, 2015;Kapur & Nangia, 2015;Vaishnav & Swanson, 2015). In majority of the earlier studies, the results are based on past election data (Bhalotra et al, 2014;Harris, 2015;Heath et al, 2015;Kapur & Nangia, 2015;Vaishnav & Swanson, 2015;Beg, 2017).…”

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Dynamics of Voter Satisfaction: Empirical Investigation of Young Indian Voters

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The objective of the present study was to identify factors that sensitise voters towards the political system and stimulate them for active participation in the election process. The study also aimed to examine the role of these factors in increasing the voter satisfaction. Data was generated from a sample of 194 young voters. One contribution of the study was to validate a scale measuring political sensitivity of voters. Findings also revealed that the higher the economic and global consideration (EGC) among voters the lesser will be their satisfaction with the existing political system. The predictors of EGC are observed to be social considerations (SC) and perceived risk (PR). Findings of the study also suggest that higher perceived knowledge of voters will lead to increased involvement in the political system. The study is pioneering as it initiates efforts for comprehensive analyses of the Indian voters for better understanding of factors that affect their political sensitivity.

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“…Data for this study were drawn primarily from election statistics compiled by the independent Election Commission of India (ECI). We use the dataset introduced in Vaishnav and Swanson (2015), which focuses on 18 major states that together comprise approximately 93 per cent of the country’s overall population. A full list of state elections contained in the dataset can be found in Table A1.…”

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Does Higher Turnout Hurt Incumbents? An Analysis of State Elections in India

Vaishnav

Guy

2018

Studies in Indian Politics

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Conventional wisdom holds that an increase in voter turnout hurts incumbents in Indian elections. This belief has become a central feature of how analysts discuss Indian voter behaviour. Yet there are few systematic analyses of the relationship between turnout and incumbent performance. To fill this gap, we analysed a dataset of elections in India’s 18 major states between 1980 and 2012. Our analyses show that an increase in turnout, relative to the prior election, has no statistically meaningful relationship with three measures of an incumbent government’s electoral performance. While the belief about the anti-incumbent nature of rising turnout is widely held, it does not appear to be supported by the data.

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Rethinking the Study of Electoral Politics in the Developing World: Reflections on the Indian Case

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Chauchard³

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Perspect. polit.

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In the study of electoral politics and political behavior in the developing world, India is often considered to be an exemplar of the centrality of contingency in distributive politics, the role of ethnicity in shaping political behavior, and the organizational weakness of political parties. Whereas these axioms have some empirical basis, the massive changes in political practices, the vast variation in political patterns, and the burgeoning literature on subnational dynamics in India mean that such generalizations are not tenable. In this article, we consider research on India that compels us to rethink the contention that India neatly fits the prevailing wisdom in the comparative politics literature. Our objective is to elucidate how the many nuanced insights about Indian politics can improve our understanding of electoral behavior both across and within other countries, allowing us to question core assumptions in theories of comparative politics.

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Does Good Economics Make for Good Politics? Evidence from Indian States

Cited by 7 publications

References 28 publications

Dynamics of Voter Satisfaction: Empirical Investigation of Young Indian Voters

Dynamics of Voter Satisfaction: Empirical Investigation of Young Indian Voters

Does Higher Turnout Hurt Incumbents? An Analysis of State Elections in India

Rethinking the Study of Electoral Politics in the Developing World: Reflections on the Indian Case

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