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Taming the Waters

Taming the Waters The Political Economy of Large Dams in India

Hardback (28 Feb 1998)

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Publisher's Synopsis

This text presents a study of large dams in the context of all politics of state and classes in India. It argues that public resources on large dams are not only uneconomical and unsustainable, but have been monopolized by the privileged few.

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Book information

ISBN: 9780195640519
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 354.36270954
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 270
Weight: 456g
Height: 210mm
Width: 130mm
Spine width: 23mm