The Price Of Aid: The Economic Cold War In India

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Book Title: Price of Aid : the Economic Cold War in India

Number of Pages: 512 Pages

Language: English

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Publication Year: 2020

Topic: Modern / 20th Century, Economic Conditions, Asia / India & South Asia, Public Policy / Economic Policy, International Relations / Diplomacy

Item Height: 0.1 in

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Genre: Political Science, Business & Economics, History

Item Weight: 24.9 Oz

Item Length: 0.9 in

Author: David C. Engerman

Item Width: 0.6 in

Format: Trade Paperback