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Contradictions and Struggles

Manufacturing Consent: Mining, Bureaucratic Sabotage and the Forest Rights Act in India

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Pages 70-90 | Received 29 Jan 2018, Accepted 24 Sep 2018, Published online: 02 Apr 2019

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