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Travelling agents : political change and bureaucratic turnover in India

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Lakshmi, Iyer and Mani, Anandi (2010) Travelling agents : political change and bureaucratic turnover in India. Working Paper. Coventry: Department of Economics, University of Warwick. CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Volume 2010 (Number 24).

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Abstract

We develop a framework to empirically examine how politicians with electoral pressures control bureaucrats with career concerns as well as the consequences for
bureaucrats’ career investments. Unique micro-level data on Indian bureaucrats support our key predictions. Politicians use frequent reassignments (transfers) across posts of varying importance to control bureaucrats. High-skilled bureaucrats face less frequent political transfers and lower variability in the importance of their posts. We find evidence of two alternative paths to career success: officers of higher initial ability are more likely to invest in skill, but caste affinity to the politician’s party base also helps secure important positions.

Item Type: Working or Discussion Paper (Working Paper)
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions
J Political Science > JQ Political institutions (Asia, Africa, Australia, Pacific Area, etc.)
J Political Science > JS Local government Municipal government
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Bureaucracy -- India, Civil service -- India, India -- Politics and government -- 21st century, Political science -- India
Series Name: CAGE Online Working Paper Series
Publisher: Department of Economics, University of Warwick
Place of Publication: Coventry
Official Date: October 2010
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October 2010Published
Volume: Volume 2010
Number: Number 24
Number of Pages: 57
Institution: University of Warwick
Status: Not Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Open Access
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