Fertiliser subsidy in India: Who are the beneficiaries?

Economic and Political Weekly

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 68-76

  Sharma, Vijay Paul ^a   Thaker, Hrima ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT   (India)

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EID: 84859349406     PISSN: 00129976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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