Female political leadership in India

Commonwealth and Comparative Politics

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 253-277

  Spary, Carole ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTORAL SYSTEM; GENDER RELATIONS; LEADERSHIP; POLITICAL POWER; WOMENS STATUS;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 34648828422     PISSN: 14662043     EISSN: 17439094     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14662040701516821     Document Type: Article

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