Rural Development In India: Some Issues

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  • D. Rajasekhar Director of Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Bengaluru

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https://doi.org/10.25175/jrd/2021/v40/i2/168036

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2022-01-19

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Rajasekhar, D. (2022). Rural Development In India: Some Issues. Journal of Rural Development, 40(2), 112–131. https://doi.org/10.25175/jrd/2021/v40/i2/168036

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