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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... Western Punjab . It encompasses Khushab , Mianwali , and Bhakkar districts of Sargodha Division ; Jhang District of Faisalabad ... Western Punjab can be further subdivided along linguistic and cultural PUNJAB'S ELECTORAL GEOGRAPHY 61.
... Western Punjab . It encompasses Khushab , Mianwali , and Bhakkar districts of Sargodha Division ; Jhang District of Faisalabad ... Western Punjab can be further subdivided along linguistic and cultural PUNJAB'S ELECTORAL GEOGRAPHY 61.
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... western Punjab's poverty is the survival of the large landlord . Although both Ayub Khan and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto did institute land reforms , they were half- hearted measures that were easily circumvented . In 1980 , 40 per cent of all ...
... western Punjab's poverty is the survival of the large landlord . Although both Ayub Khan and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto did institute land reforms , they were half- hearted measures that were easily circumvented . In 1980 , 40 per cent of all ...
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Andrew Wilder. The strong presence of independents in western Punjab is one aspect of Punjab politics where there has been remarkably little change since 1970. Whereas independent candidates in 1993 received only 4.2 per cent , 3.7 per ...
Andrew Wilder. The strong presence of independents in western Punjab is one aspect of Punjab politics where there has been remarkably little change since 1970. Whereas independent candidates in 1993 received only 4.2 per cent , 3.7 per ...
Contents
Pakistans Electoral History | 15 |
Punjabs Electoral Geography | 34 |
The UrbanRural Divide | 68 |
Copyright | |
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