Caste networks in the modern Indian economy

Development in India: Micro and Macro Perspectives

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 13-37

  Munshi, Kaivan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84956530172     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-81-322-2541-6_2     Document Type: Chapter

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