Are shadows dark?: Governance, informal institutions and corruption in rural India

Rural Governance: International Perspectives

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 273-288

  High, Chris ^a   Slater, Rachel ^a   Rengasamy, S ^b  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Madurai Institute of Social Sciences   (India)

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EID: 34250311399     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203968178     Document Type: Chapter

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