Women's Reservations and Electoral Politics in Urban Local Bodies: An Analysis of Chennai Municipal Corporation Elections, 2001

Indian Journal of Gender Studies

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 117-141

  Ghosh, Archana ^a  

^a Regional Centre   (India)

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EID: 34248061614     PISSN: 09715215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/097152150301000106     Document Type: Article

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