Affirmative action in India / by Ashwini Deshpande

By:

Deshpande, Ashwini

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Oxford India Short IntroductionsPublication details: New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2013.Description: 217p. ; 18cmISBN:

9780198092087

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DDC classification:

331.133 DES

Contents:

1. The rationale for affirmative action 2. The past and present of the affirmative action programme in India 3. Implementation of Affirmative action provisions 4. The quota debates 5. Assessment of the affirmative action programme 6. Quotas and beyond

Summary: This Short Introduction analyses the nuts-and-bolts of affirmative action in India, while sketching out the larger context of and debates around this issue. It covers the 'why' and 'how' of affirmative action, and provides a perspective on where India stands today in terms of group disparities and the proposed remedies.

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1. The rationale for affirmative action
2. The past and present of the affirmative action programme in India
3. Implementation of Affirmative action provisions
4. The quota debates
5. Assessment of the affirmative action programme
6. Quotas and beyond

This Short Introduction analyses the nuts-and-bolts of affirmative action in India, while sketching out the larger context of and debates around this issue. It covers the 'why' and 'how' of affirmative action, and provides a perspective on where India stands today in terms of group disparities and the proposed remedies.

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