Revival of the public distribution system: Evidence and explanations

Economic and Political Weekly

Volumn 46, Issue 44-45, 2011, Pages 36-50

  Khera, Reetika ^a,b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

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EID: 84856824009     PISSN: 00129976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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