Democratic practice and social inequality in india

Journal of Asian and African Studies

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 6-37

  Drèze, Jean ^a,b   Sen, Amartya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33745706572     PISSN: 00219096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002190960203700202     Document Type: Article

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