Replication Data for: "The Puzzle of Democratic Monopolies: Single Party Dominance and Decline in India" (doi:10.7910/DVN/XMHPSA)

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Document Description

Citation

Title:

Replication Data for: "The Puzzle of Democratic Monopolies: Single Party Dominance and Decline in India"

Identification Number:

doi:10.7910/DVN/XMHPSA

Distributor:

Harvard Dataverse

Date of Distribution:

2019-12-10

Version:

1

Bibliographic Citation:

Dasgupta, Aditya, 2019, "Replication Data for: "The Puzzle of Democratic Monopolies: Single Party Dominance and Decline in India"", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/XMHPSA, Harvard Dataverse, V1, UNF:6:8r6eWchTkiov/kQ1288xCg== [fileUNF]

Study Description

Citation

Title:

Replication Data for: "The Puzzle of Democratic Monopolies: Single Party Dominance and Decline in India"

Identification Number:

doi:10.7910/DVN/XMHPSA

Authoring Entity:

Dasgupta, Aditya

Producer:

Department of Government

Distributor:

Harvard Dataverse

Distributor:

Department of Government

Access Authority:

Wall, Tom

Depositor:

Dasgupta, Aditya

Date of Deposit:

2016-05-17

Holdings Information:

https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/XMHPSA

Study Scope

Keywords:

Social Sciences

Topic Classification:

Harvard University, Department of Government

Abstract:

This page includes data for the main analyses for the three empirical chapters in my dissertation, "The Puzzle of Democratic Monopolies: Single Party Dominance and Decline in India" (2016). The data include i) district-level data on high-yielding variety crop adoption connected to constituency level election outcomes, 1957-1987, across major states; ii) state-level budgetary and political data, 1973-2002, across major states; and iii) district-level data on adoption of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act connected to constituency level election outcomes, 2001-2007, across major states.

Country:

India

Geographic Coverage:

Major states

Unit of Analysis:

States, districts, and election constituencies

Methodology and Processing

Sources Statement

Notes:

This study was deposited under the of the Data-PASS standard deposit terms. A copy of the usage agreement is included in the file section of this study.

Data Access

Archive Where Study was Originally Stored:

Institute for Quantitative Social Science, Harvard University

Restrictions:

<b>The data archived in the Harvard Government Dissertation Dataverse are restricted for use for five years post deposit date.</b> I will use these data solely for the purposes stated in my application to use data, detailed in a written research proposal.

Citation Requirement:

I will include a bibliographic citation acknowledging the use of these data in any publication or presentation in which these data are used. Such citations will appear in footnotes or in the reference section of any such manuscript. I understand the guideline in "How to Cite This Dataset" described in the Summary of this study.

Conditions:

The data are available without additional conditions other than those stated in the "Restrictions" Terms of Use above.

Notes:

This dataset is made available under a Creative Commons CC0 license with the following additional/modified terms and conditions:

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Citation

Title:

Dasgupta, Aditya. (2016). The Puzzle of Democratic Monopolies: Single Party Dominance and Decline in India. Dissertation -- Harvard University.

Bibliographic Citation:

Dasgupta, Aditya. (2016). The Puzzle of Democratic Monopolies: Single Party Dominance and Decline in India. Dissertation -- Harvard University.

File Description--f2829258

File: AC_dat.tab

  • Number of cases: 28292

  • No. of variables per record: 8

  • Type of File: text/tab-separated-values

Notes:

UNF:6:5xWXsTnA9271hbB9RCuWMw==

District-level data on high-yielding variety crop adoption connected to constituency level election outcomes, 1957-1987, across major Indian states at the assembly constituency level.

File Description--f2829259

File: NREGA.tab

  • Number of cases: 2560

  • No. of variables per record: 14

  • Type of File: text/tab-separated-values

Notes:

UNF:6:xarVdYjCZuMRETnLUpMGvA==

District-level data on adoption of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act connected to constituency level election outcomes, 2001-2007, across major Indian states.

File Description--f2829256

File: PC_dat.tab

  • Number of cases: 8096

  • No. of variables per record: 8

  • Type of File: text/tab-separated-values

Notes:

UNF:6:fQpSJhSpcCd1x50oFjJFlA==

District-level data on high-yielding variety crop adoption connected to constituency level election outcomes, 1957-1987, across major Indian states at the parliamentary constituency level.

File Description--f2829257

File: state_budget_panel.tab

  • Number of cases: 975

  • No. of variables per record: 9

  • Type of File: text/tab-separated-values

Notes:

UNF:6:a5LqnQHxzFBxV3cbEPTGZg==

State-level budgetary and political data, 1973-2002, across major Indian states.