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Author Franke, Richard W., author.

Title Life is a little better : redistribution as a development strategy in Nadur Village, Kerala / Richard W. Franke
Published [Place of publication not identified] : Routledge, 2019

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Description 1 online resource (326 pages)
Contents Introduction -- The Decision Making Literature in International Relations: A Review of the Literature and New Directions -- Psychological and Political Categories: The Political World View -- Political World View Categories: Some Empirical Evidence -- Political Judgments: Using Political Categories -- Images of Mexico: Historical and Perceptual Background -- The Effects of Psychological Categories on Political Decision Making: The Case of US-Mexican Natural Gas Negotiations -- Conclusions -- Appendix
Summary This ethnography of Nadur Village explores the ramifications of Kerala State's policy of wealth redistribution to achieve equality. The author shows a decline in income inequality and an improved quality of life for most villagers despite high unemployment, low incomes and the persistence of inequalities that redistribution has not overcome. This e
Notes Originally published 1993
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Subject Wealth -- India -- Kerala -- Case studies
Economic history
Wealth
SUBJECT Kerala (India) -- Economic conditions
Subject India -- Kerala
Genre/Form Case studies
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780429041501
0429041500
9780429695612
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9780429735639
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9780429715624
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