The Pakistani Voter, Electoral Politics and Voting Behaviour in the PunjabOxford University Press, 1999 - 341 pages A study of voting behaviour in Pakistan. Beginning by outlining Pakistan's electoral history, it then proceeds to analyze voting behaviour in Pakistan's most populous and politicaly powerful province: the Punjab. The book argues that the main underlying determinant of voting behaviour in the Punjab is voter perception of which candidate and party will be the most effective at delivering patronage. |
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... Muslim League , which together represented the ' old guard ' of Pakistani politics . The Pakistan Muslim League Convention ( PML - C ) was the ' king's party ' created by Ayub Khan , which had dominated the assemblies elected in 1965 ...
... Muslim League , which together represented the ' old guard ' of Pakistani politics . The Pakistan Muslim League Convention ( PML - C ) was the ' king's party ' created by Ayub Khan , which had dominated the assemblies elected in 1965 ...
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... Muslim League - the Convention Muslim League , the Council Muslim League , and the Muslim League ( Qasim Group ) -- which contested the elections . *** The Islami Jamhoori Ittihad ( IJI ) , a coalition of anti - PPP parties led by the ...
... Muslim League - the Convention Muslim League , the Council Muslim League , and the Muslim League ( Qasim Group ) -- which contested the elections . *** The Islami Jamhoori Ittihad ( IJI ) , a coalition of anti - PPP parties led by the ...
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... Muslim community were spear- headed by the urban - based ulema1 . While urban areas agitated , how- ever , rural areas ruled — a pattern that persists to this day . Following the Montagu - Chelmsford reforms of 1919 , and until the ...
... Muslim community were spear- headed by the urban - based ulema1 . While urban areas agitated , how- ever , rural areas ruled — a pattern that persists to this day . Following the Montagu - Chelmsford reforms of 1919 , and until the ...
Contents
Pakistans Electoral History | 15 |
Punjabs Electoral Geography | 34 |
The UrbanRural Divide | 68 |
Copyright | |
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