Limits and possibilities of middle class associations as Urban collective actors

Economic and Political Weekly

Volumn 44, Issue 26-27, 2009, Pages 368-376

  Kamath, Lalitha ^a   Vijayabaskar, M ^a  

^a MADRAS INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES   (India)

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EID: 84997269784     PISSN: 00129976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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