ISBN:
9780198072034
,
0198072031
Language:
English
Pages:
XXI, 295 S.
,
graph. Darst.
Edition:
1. publ.
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2012 Online-Ressource Oxford scholarship online. Economics and Finance
Parallel Title:
Druckausg. Deshpande, Ashwini, 1965 - The grammar of caste
DDC:
305.51220954
Keywords:
Soziale Schicht
;
Diskriminierung
;
Soziale Ausgrenzung
;
Indien
;
Caste Economic aspects
;
India
;
Discrimination Economic aspects
;
India
;
People with social disabilities Government policy
;
India
;
Caste
;
Caste Economic aspects
;
Indien
;
Kaste
;
Wirtschaftsentwicklung
;
Diskriminierung
;
India Social conditions
;
India Economic conditions
;
Indien
;
Kaste
;
Diskriminierung
Abstract:
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.
DOI:
10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198072034.001.0001
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198072034.001.0001