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Does openness affect inequality? A Case Study for India. / Barua, Alokesh; Chakraborty, Pavel.
In: Review of Development Economics, Vol. 14, No. 3, 08.2010, p. 447-465.

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Barua, A & Chakraborty, P 2010, 'Does openness affect inequality? A Case Study for India', Review of Development Economics, vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 447-465. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9361.2010.00564.x

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Barua, A., & Chakraborty, P. (2010). Does openness affect inequality? A Case Study for India. Review of Development Economics, 14(3), 447-465. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9361.2010.00564.x

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Barua A, Chakraborty P. Does openness affect inequality? A Case Study for India. Review of Development Economics. 2010 Aug;14(3):447-465. Epub 2010 Jul 16. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9361.2010.00564.x

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Barua, Alokesh ; Chakraborty, Pavel. / Does openness affect inequality? A Case Study for India. In: Review of Development Economics. 2010 ; Vol. 14, No. 3. pp. 447-465.

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