Lakshman, Narayan. <br/><br/>
Patrons of the poor :  caste politics and policymaking in India / 
Narayan Lakshman. 
 - New Delhi, India :  Oxford University Press,  2011. 
 - xx, 249 p. :  ill. ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-245) and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction : analysing poverty in India -- Preliminary exploration of agenda-setting -- The politics of budget formulation and agenda-setting -- The social origins of political power in Tamil Nadu : towards class-based politics -- The social origins of political power in Karnataka : stable caste and class dominance -- Conclusion : key insights and further research. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780198069980 0198069987 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2011378738 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Caste--Political aspects--India.<br/>Political planning--India.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>India--Politics and government.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>DS422.C3  / L34 2011 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>305.512 209 54