Decentralisation, preference diversity and public spending: Health and education in India

Economic and Political Weekly

Volumn 45, Issue 43, 2010, Pages 57-63

  Mahal, Ajay ^a   Rajaraman, Indira ^b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE   (India)

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EID: 84859373350     PISSN: 00129976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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