Panchayats, communities, and the rural poor in india

Journal of Asian and African Studies

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 38-82

  Gaiha, Raghav ^a,b   Kulkarni, Vani ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 33745720652     PISSN: 00219096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002190960203700203     Document Type: Article

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