The politics of preference : democratic institutions and affirmative action in the United States and India /

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"Sunita Parikh examines the history and fate of affirmative action programs in two ethnically heterogeneous democracies, the United States and India. Affirmative action programs in the United States represent a controversial policy about which the American public feel at best ambivalence and at...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Parikh, Sunita, 1959-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, ©1997.
Subjects:
Since 1857
Race discrimination > Government policy > United States > History.
Minorities > Government policy > United States > History.
Affirmative action programs > Government policy > United States > History.
Race discrimination > Government policy > India > History.
Minorities > Government policy > India > History.
Affirmative action programs > Government policy > India > History.
Discrimination raciale > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis > Histoire.
Programmes d'action positive > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis > Histoire.
Discrimination raciale > Politique gouvernementale > Inde > Histoire.
Programmes d'action positive > Politique gouvernementale > Inde > Histoire.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > General.
Affirmative action programs > Government policy
Minorities > Government policy
Politics and government
Race discrimination > Government policy
Quotierung
United States > Politics and government > 1945-1989.
United States > Politics and government > 1989-
India > Politics and government > 1857-1919.
India > Politics and government > 1919-1947.
India > Politics and government > 1947-
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1945-1989.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1989-
Inde > Politique et gouvernement > 1857-1919.
Inde > Politique et gouvernement > 1919-1947.
Inde > Politique et gouvernement > 1947-
India
United States
Indien
USA
History
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The context of affirmative-action policy development
  • The precursors of affirmative-action policy
  • Affirmative action under Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon
  • Affirmative action under Carter, Reagan, and Bush
  • Early reservation policy development in India
  • Reservation policies under party competition
  • Conclusion.

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