Openness and the politics of potable water

Comparative Political Studies

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 771-803

  Rudra, Nita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

development; domestic politics; export pressures; globalization; income inequality; India; natural resources; political economy of water; trade; Vietnam; water; water access

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956083370     PISSN: 00104140     EISSN: 15523829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0010414011401217     Document Type: Article

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