The puzzle of jobless growth in Indian manufacturing

Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 5-32

  Bhalotra, Sonia R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0032331490     PISSN: 03059049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0084.00084     Document Type: Article

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