Seeking the Local State: Gender, Caste, and the Pursuit of Public Services in Post-Tsunami India

World Development

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1143-1154

  Kruks Wisner, Gabrielle ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disasters; India; Institutions; Local governance; Public services; South Asia

Indexed keywords

DISASTER; HUMANITARIAN AID; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; PUBLIC SERVICE; VILLAGE;

INDIA;

EID: 79957962946     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2010.11.001     Document Type: Article

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