Saving the next generation: Political capacity and infant mortality decline in India's states

International Interactions

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 217-242

  Swaminathan, Siddharth ^a   Thomas, John ^a  

^a LA SIERRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

India; Infant mortality; Political capacity; Power transition theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547498251     PISSN: 03050629     EISSN: 15477444     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03050620701449017     Document Type: Article

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