Law, finance, and politics: The case of India

Law and Society Review

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 491-526

  Armour, John ^a   Lele, Priya ^b  

^a ORIEL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

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EID: 70350037797     PISSN: 00239216     EISSN: 15405893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5893.2009.00380.x     Document Type: Article

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