Balancing democracy and globalisation: The role of the state in poverty alleviation in India

South Asia: Journal of South Asia Studies

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 408-424

  Lakha, Salim ^a   Taneja, Pradeep ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOCRACY; EMPLOYMENT; GLOBALIZATION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; RURAL PLANNING; STATE ROLE;

INDIA;

EID: 76649145125     PISSN: 00856401     EISSN: 14790270     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00856400903374319     Document Type: Article

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