Debt in Rural South India: Fragmentation, Social Regulation and Discrimination

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1155-1171

  Guérin, Isabelle ^a   D'Espallier, Bert ^b   Venkatasubramanian, Govindan ^a  

^a FRENCH INSTITUTE OF PONDICHERRY   (India)

^b HOGESCHOOL UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEBT; FINANCIAL SYSTEM; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; RURAL ECONOMY; RURAL SOCIETY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

INDIA;

EID: 84888014531     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: 17439140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2012.720365     Document Type: Article

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