Mandated Political Representation and Redistribution
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9726524 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anirban Mitra (0000-0001-6297-1361, University of Kent, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 85 |
| Issue | 338 |
| Pages | 266-280 |
| Publication date | 2018-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Economica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-0427 • E-ISSN: 1468-0335 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/ecca.12249 |
| OpenAlex | W2173924634 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 23 |
Mandated political representation for minorities involves earmarking certain electoral districts where only minority‐group candidates are permitted to contest. This paper builds a political‐economy model to analyse the effect of such affirmative action on redistribution in equilibrium. The model predicts that in situations where the minority is economically disadvantaged and where voters exhibit an in‐group bias, such a quota can reduce transfers to poorer groups. This suggests that the gains to the minority group from having such quotas are unevenly distributed. Redistribution in reserved districts leads to a rise in within‐group inequality for the minorities
Affirmative action · Collective action · CONTEST · Disadvantaged · Economic growth · Economics · Inequality · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Redistribution (election) · Representation (politics) · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Gender Politics and Representation · Law · Mathematics · Social Policy and Reform Studies
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Can Mandated Political Representation Increase Policy Influence for Disadvantaged Minorities? Theory and Evidence from India
The Politics of Public Good Provision
Women as Policy Makers
Powerful Women
The political economy of public goods
The redistributive effects of political reservation for minorities
Balanced-budget redistribution as the outcome of political competition
The Politics of Group Representation
Is Voter Competence Good for Voters
Ethnic Quotas and Political Mobilization
Incentives to Cultivate Favored Minorities Under Alternative Electoral Systems
Inequality, Social Insurance, and Redistribution
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |