Beyond a state-centric approach to urban informality: Interactions between Delhi’s middle class and the informal service sector

Current Sociology

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 248-259

  Schindler, Seth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Global South; India; informal economy; middle class; urban governance

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011684768     PISSN: 00113921     EISSN: 14617064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0011392116657296     Document Type: Article

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