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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1. Verfasser: Deshpande, Ashwini 1965- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New Delhi Oxford University Press 2011
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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
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xxi, 295 p.) ill
ISBN:9780199081028
DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198072034.001.0001