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Switching to sanitation in South Asia

Understanding open defecation in rural India: Untouchability, pollution, and latrine pits

Working paper 17 Jul 2017 Firms

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Diane Coffey

Assistant Professor, University of Texas

Dean Spears

Executive Director, Rice Institute

Aashish Gupta

PhD Candidate, University of Pennsylvania

Payal Hathi

Managing Director, Rice Institute

Nikhil Srivastav

Research & Policy Manager, Rice Institute

Sangita Vyas

Associate Director, Rice Institute
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