From Mixed Economy to Neo-Liberalism: Class and Caste in India's Economic Transition ∗

Human Geography(United Kingdom)

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1-15

  Ahmed, Waquar ^a  

^a MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

casta; caste; clase; Class; econom a mixta; Estado sociedad; India; mixed economy; neoliberalism; neoliberalismo; poder; power; state society

Indexed keywords

EID: 85106511227     PISSN: 19427786     EISSN: 2633674X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/194277860900200305     Document Type: Article

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