Neoliberalism, corporations, and power: Enron in India

Annals of the Association of American Geographers

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 621-639

  Ahmed, Waquar ^a  

^a MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Enron; Foreign direct investment; India; Neoliberalism; Power

Indexed keywords

CORPORATE STRATEGY; ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY; ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY POLICY; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; NEOLIBERALISM; POLICY REFORM;

INDIA;

EID: 77954081223     PISSN: 00045608     EISSN: 14678306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00045601003794965     Document Type: Article

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