Current reforms: The politics of policy change in India's electricity sector

Pacific Affairs

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 467-491

  Kale, Sunila S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY POLICY; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; REFORM PROCESS;

EID: 14344263326     PISSN: 0030851X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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