Leaky states: Water audits, ignorance, and the politics of infrastructure

Public Culture

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 305-330

  Anand, Nikhil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 84929089353     PISSN: 08992363     EISSN: 15278018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/08992363-2841880     Document Type: Article

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