The 'anti-politics machine' in India: Depoliticisation through local institution building for participatory watershed development

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1037-1056

  Chhotray, Vasudha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; POLITICAL CONFLICT; POLITICAL DISCOURSE; WATERSHED;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 34548363707     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: 17439140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220380701466526     Document Type: Article

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