<p><p>This multidisciplinary book brings together a selection of essays on South Asia, seen through the prism of conflict. They examine social, economic and environmental factors in settings as varied as Delhi, Nepal, Pakistan, Kerala and the Indian Subcontinent as a whole.</p></p>
Authors
Britta Augsburg
Associate Director
Britta is an IFS Associate Director, Associate Staff at the Department of Economics at the UC and Researcher at NIHR Obesity Policy Research Unit.
Cyril Fouillet
Book Chapter details
- ISBN
- 978-2-296-10836-3
- Publisher
- AJEI
Suggested citation
Augsburg, B and Fouillet, C. (2010). 'La microfinance, un objet de pouvoir de plus? Conflits et enjeux d'un outil de 'developpement''
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