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Measuring Decentralisation in Reforms Era: A Case of Kalyan-Dombivli, India

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Measuring Decentralisation in Reforms Era: A Case of Kalyan-Dombivli, India. / Pancholi, Vidya.
In: Current Urban Studies, Vol. 2, No. 2, 07.06.2014, p. 116-126.

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Pancholi, V 2014, 'Measuring Decentralisation in Reforms Era: A Case of Kalyan-Dombivli, India', Current Urban Studies, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 116-126. https://doi.org/10.4236/cus.2014.22012

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Pancholi, V. (2014). Measuring Decentralisation in Reforms Era: A Case of Kalyan-Dombivli, India. Current Urban Studies, 2(2), 116-126. https://doi.org/10.4236/cus.2014.22012

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Pancholi V. Measuring Decentralisation in Reforms Era: A Case of Kalyan-Dombivli, India. Current Urban Studies. 2014 Jun 7;2(2):116-126. doi: 10.4236/cus.2014.22012

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Pancholi, Vidya. / Measuring Decentralisation in Reforms Era : A Case of Kalyan-Dombivli, India. In: Current Urban Studies. 2014 ; Vol. 2, No. 2. pp. 116-126.

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