The micro-politics of urban transformation in the context of globalisation: A case study of Gurgaon, India

South Asia: Journal of South Asia Studies

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 273-287

  Chatterji, Tathagata ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gurgaon; Local politics; Rural urban divide; Urban transformation

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; GLOBALIZATION; LANDSCAPE; PERIURBAN AREA; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN POLITICS; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; URBAN ECONOMY; URBANIZATION;

GURGAON; HARYANA; INDIA;

EID: 84887918621     PISSN: 00856401     EISSN: 14790270     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00856401.2012.739272     Document Type: Article

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