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Kerala's Plachimada Struggle A Narrative on Water and Governance Rights

The struggle in Plachimada, Kerala, against Coca-Cola not only raises issues of mindless destruction of groundwater by a multinational company, but also exposes the gross inadequacies in the laws of governance and the rights to water. It also exposes the inability of political democracy, as we know...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: C R BIJOY
Format: Printed Book
Published: Economic and Political Weekly October 14, 2006 2006
Online Access:http://10.26.1.76/ks/002069.pdf
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