Comparing nations and states: Human rights and democracy in India

Comparative Political Studies

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 996-1018

  Beer, Caroline ^a   Mitchell, Neil J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elections; Human rights; India; Subnational politics

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747774175     PISSN: 00104140     EISSN: 15523829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0010414005282392     Document Type: Review

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