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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Page 145
... the spreading of the political views and influence of urban traders into rural Punjab . The Decline of Organized Labour Another important factor contributing to The Rise of the PML ( N ) and Decline of the PPP in Urban PunJAB 145.
... the spreading of the political views and influence of urban traders into rural Punjab . The Decline of Organized Labour Another important factor contributing to The Rise of the PML ( N ) and Decline of the PPP in Urban PunJAB 145.
Page 170
... views play in determining voting behaviour . The data presented in this study , however , have provided some indications of which social groups are most supportive of Pakistan's most organized and best- known Islamic party , the Jamaat ...
... views play in determining voting behaviour . The data presented in this study , however , have provided some indications of which social groups are most supportive of Pakistan's most organized and best- known Islamic party , the Jamaat ...
Page 338
... views on importance of , 196-9 consequences of , 203-10 ' democratization ' of , 199-203 voting for ' delivery ' , 192-4 Peasant proprietors , 39 , 64 , 65 Polling stations , 8 , 13 , 59 , 84 , 88 , 91 , 115 , 117 , 122 , 124 , 150 ...
... views on importance of , 196-9 consequences of , 203-10 ' democratization ' of , 199-203 voting for ' delivery ' , 192-4 Peasant proprietors , 39 , 64 , 65 Polling stations , 8 , 13 , 59 , 84 , 88 , 91 , 115 , 117 , 122 , 124 , 150 ...
Contents
Pakistans Electoral History | 15 |
Punjabs Electoral Geography | 34 |
The UrbanRural Divide | 68 |
Copyright | |
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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