Water, difference and power: unpacking notions of water ‘users’ in Kutch, India

International Journal of Water

Volumn 1, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 324-342

  Mehta, Lyla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

India; Kutch; power relations; social difference; users; water projects

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547125655     PISSN: 14656620     EISSN: 17415322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijw.2001.002070     Document Type: Article

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