Reservation and affirmative action :: models of social integration in India and the United States /

This book examines the principles underlining the policies of reservation and affirmative action adopted by two non-homogeneous and multi-ethnic societies--India and the USA. Despite the fact that the governments of both countries have, for over fifty years now, applied these measures to overcome di...

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Main Author: Sharma, Arvind
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New Delhi ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, 2005.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:This book examines the principles underlining the policies of reservation and affirmative action adopted by two non-homogeneous and multi-ethnic societies--India and the USA. Despite the fact that the governments of both countries have, for over fifty years now, applied these measures to overcome discrimination based on caste and race respectively, the author maintains that there is no comprehensive account of the grounds on which either reservations or affirmative action can be intellectually justified. Addressing the key question--What is being affirmed through affirmative action?--the author s.
Physical Description:1 online resource (194 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-188) and index.
ISBN:9788132103530
813210353X

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