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The greater common good

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India Book Distributor (Bombay) Limited, 1999 - Economic development projects - 76 pages

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User Review  - Sumit Nangia - Goodreads

A paradigm developmental tale, which shows that how someone has to defoliate,for others to survive.An unequivocal obstinate struggle of the poor against the primacy of hegemony. Unravels scads of ... Read full review

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User Review  - Taj Munson - Goodreads

A brilliant, if short, essay on the topic of dam building in India and the resultant internally displaced persons. Not nearly as dry as the topic would indicate...It lashes out cogently at development ... Read full review

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Contents

Section 1
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Section 2
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Section 3
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TitleThe greater common good
AuthorArundhati Roy
PublisherIndia Book Distributor (Bombay) Limited, 1999
Original fromthe University of Michigan
Digitized22 Dec 2009
ISBN8173101213, 9788173101212
Length76 pages
  
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