Food policy in India: The importance of electoral politics in policy implementation

Journal of International Development

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 625-636

  Mooij, Jos ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL STUDIES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOD SECURITY; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; POLITICAL PROCESS;

BIHAR; INDIA; KARNATAKA;

EID: 0032883202     PISSN: 09541748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1328(199906)11:4<625::AID-JID607>3.0.CO;2-G     Document Type: Article

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