The grammar of caste : economic discrimination in contemporary India

This book examines the contemporary nature of caste disparities in India from an economist's perspective. Questioning traditional wisdom on the degree of change in the caste system over the last two decades, it brings together evidence on different dimensions of caste disparities based on two l...

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Deshpande
grammar of caste
1. Verfasser:
Deshpande, Ashwini
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Zusammenfassung:
This book examines the contemporary nature of caste disparities in India from an economist's perspective. Questioning traditional wisdom on the degree of change in the caste system over the last two decades, it brings together evidence on different dimensions of caste disparities based on two large national-level data sets.
Umfang:
1 online resource (xxi, 295 p.) : ill.
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
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English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-908846-2
Schlagworte:
Caste > Economic aspects > India.
Discrimination > Economic aspects > India.
People with social disabilities > Government policy > India.
Sociology & Social History
Social Sciences
Communities - Social Classes
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