Why Regulations Come Up Short?

Some Observations from a Field Study of the Kanpur Leather Industry

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Aparajita Singh, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai – 400076

Haripriya Gundimeda, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai – 400076

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2020-07-16

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Singh, A., & Gundimeda, H. (2020). Why Regulations Come Up Short? : Some Observations from a Field Study of the Kanpur Leather Industry. Ecology, Economy and Society–the INSEE Journal, 3(2), 185–190. https://doi.org/10.37773/ees.v3i2.107