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
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : present status of scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and other backward classes
  • Caste and economic inequalities in India
  • Social linkages of artisans with technology and development
  • The socially and educationally backward castes vs economically-backward classes
  • Untouchability and poverty among Dalits
  • Caste reservations to remedy socio-economic inequalities
  • Human development through caste reservations : a study
  • Dalit development in Andhra Pradesh : a case study of the impact of reservations on development
  • The alternative : replace caste-based reservation with democratic representation.

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