Party formation, political power, and the capacity for reform: Comparing left parties in Kerala and West Bengal, India

Social Forces

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 37-60

  Desai, Manali ^a  

^a MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1353/sof.2001.0062     Document Type: Article

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