Women and decentralised water governance: Issues, challenges and the way forward

Economic and Political Weekly

Volumn 46, Issue 18, 2011, Pages 64-72

  Kulkarni, Seema ^a  

^a Society for Promoting Participatory Eco System Management   (India)

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EID: 84859350209     PISSN: 00129976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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