Caste-based reservations and human development in India /

Caste-based reservations have existed in India for more than a century. Initially. introduced by the British to bring about equal of opportunity in education, reservation. was later extended to other sectors of the development process to overcome the. economic inequalities attributed to caste. Even...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Chalam, K. S. (Kurmana Simha), 1948-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Delhi ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, 2007.
Temas:
Minorities > Employment > India.
Minorities > Education > India.
Caste > India.
Economic development > Social aspects > India.
Minorités > Travail > Inde.
Minorités > Éducation > Inde.
Castes > Inde.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
Caste.
Economic development > Social aspects.
Minorities > Education.
Minorities > Employment.
Kaste
Unterprivilegierung
Förderung
India.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Caste-based reservations have existed in India for more than a century. Initially. introduced by the British to bring about equal of opportunity in education, reservation. was later extended to other sectors of the development process to overcome the. economic inequalities attributed to caste. Even today, concepts like affirmative. action and quotas are being debated to justify reservation. Caste-based Reservations and Human Development in India comprehensively. analyses the impact of such reservations on the target groups, as well as on. major human development indices, taking into considerat.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (210 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-198) and index.
ISBN:9788132100355
8132100352

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