Kerala's experience of development and change

Journal of Contemporary Asia

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 465-492

  Parayil, Govindan ^a   Sreekumar, T T ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 11344270641     PISSN: 00472336     EISSN: 17527554     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00472330380000291     Document Type: Article

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