India’s Farming Reform: A Lesson in Interest Group Politics
If Punjabi farmers had been portrayed as affluent, the media would view them as greedy entrepreneurs. But leveraging the political capital of perceived powerlessness has allowed them to obscure their true status as rent seekers.
Original Article: “”India’s Farming Reform: A Lesson in Interest Group Politics“
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