Caste-based crimes and economic status: Evidence from India

Journal of Comparative Economics

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 204-226

  Sharma, Smriti ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Caste; Crimes; India

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922885914     PISSN: 01475967     EISSN: 10957227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jce.2014.10.005     Document Type: Article

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