Democratic institutions, political representation and women's empowerment: The quota debate in India

Democratization

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 84-99

  Rai, Shirin M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPOWERMENT; GENDER ROLE; NATIONAL POLITICS; POLITICAL SYSTEM; WOMENS ORGANIZATION;

INDIA;

EID: 0032740080     PISSN: 13510347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13510349908403622     Document Type: Article

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