The emerging middle classes in India: Mobilizing for inclusive development?

European Journal of Development Research

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 230-237

  Baud, Isa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASTE SYSTEM; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

INDIA;

EID: 84925814626     PISSN: 09578811     EISSN: 17439728     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/ejdr.2015.1     Document Type: Review

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