Informal sector, networks and intra-city variations in activities: Findings from Delhi slums

Review of Urban and Regional Development Studies

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 154-169

  Mitra, Arup ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC GROWTH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; INFORMAL SECTOR; INFORMAL SETTLEMENT; LABOR MARKET; LABOR PARTICIPATION;

ASIA; DELHI; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; WORLD;

EID: 10444235715     PISSN: 09170553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-940X.2004.00083.x     Document Type: Article

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