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. |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 41
Page 98
... Lower - Middle Class Wards Lahore's ' lower - middle class ' wards are generally found north of the Grand Trunk Road and west of the old walled city bordering the Ravi river . These wards often include a substantial number of lower ...
... Lower - Middle Class Wards Lahore's ' lower - middle class ' wards are generally found north of the Grand Trunk Road and west of the old walled city bordering the Ravi river . These wards often include a substantial number of lower ...
Page 277
... lower - middle class wards could have been classified under an eighth category of ' lower class ' . This was not done in order to keep the number of categories to a minimum . Further- more , while the distinction between the lower ...
... lower - middle class wards could have been classified under an eighth category of ' lower class ' . This was not done in order to keep the number of categories to a minimum . Further- more , while the distinction between the lower ...
Page 278
... lower- middle class , bearing in mind that these wards also include sizeable lower - class neighbourhoods and katchi abadis . At first glance , it appears that the increase in the PML ( N ) ' s percentage of the vote was double in lower ...
... lower- middle class , bearing in mind that these wards also include sizeable lower - class neighbourhoods and katchi abadis . At first glance , it appears that the increase in the PML ( N ) ' s percentage of the vote was double in lower ...
Contents
Pakistans Electoral History | 15 |
Punjabs Electoral Geography | 34 |
The UrbanRural Divide | 68 |
Copyright | |
13 other sections not shown
Common terms and phrases
1970 elections 1993 elections analysis Asian Bhutto biradari campaign canal candidates cast Census cent central Punjab Chapter cities colony constituency contested Democracy detailed determinants differences District East economic electoral elite explain faction factors Faisalabad female former groups held important included increase independent India indicates industrial influence Institute interview by author Islamabad Islamic issues Jones Karachi Khan labour Lahore land leaders lost lower major male middle classes military Minister National Assembly Nawaz Sharif northern organization Pakistan party patronage percentage PML(N policies political politicians polling station population PPP's President Provincial Punjab received region Report role rural seats September social South southern Punjab Statistics strong Survey Table Tape recording ticket Town traditional University Press upper urban villages voters voting behaviour wards West western Punjab women Zulfikar Ali Bhutto