
Affirmative Action in India
Oxford India Short Introductions
Ashwini Deshpande(Author)
OUP India (Publisher)
Published in December 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-0-19-809208-7 (ISBN)
Description
The Oxford India Short Introductions are concise, stimulating, and accessible guides to different aspects of India. Combining authoritative analysis, new ideas, and diverse perspectives, they discuss subjects which are topical yet enduring, as also emerging areas of study and debate.
Affirmative action (AA) has been the topic of a highly polarized debate, in which it is either demonized as the root of all evil or valorized as the panacea for eliminating discrimination. This Short Introduction provides the rationale, details, and assessment of the AA programme in India. It discusses the 'why' and 'how' of AA with glimpses into the history and dynamics of the programme, and offers a perspective on where India stands today, in terms of group disparities as well as the proposed remedies. Sketching out the larger context of and debates around this issue, the book assesses the success of AA in providing socio-political and economic justice as well as its limitations. Drawing on the vast body of research on this subject, it provides leads for further reading to those interested in pursuing specific aspects of the issue.
Affirmative action (AA) has been the topic of a highly polarized debate, in which it is either demonized as the root of all evil or valorized as the panacea for eliminating discrimination. This Short Introduction provides the rationale, details, and assessment of the AA programme in India. It discusses the 'why' and 'how' of AA with glimpses into the history and dynamics of the programme, and offers a perspective on where India stands today, in terms of group disparities as well as the proposed remedies. Sketching out the larger context of and debates around this issue, the book assesses the success of AA in providing socio-political and economic justice as well as its limitations. Drawing on the vast body of research on this subject, it provides leads for further reading to those interested in pursuing specific aspects of the issue.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New Delhi
India
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 191 mm
Width: 128 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
176 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-809208-7 (9780198092087)
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Person
Ashwini Deshpande is Professor, Department of Economics, Delhi School of Economics.
Content
PREFACE ; 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 ; LIST OF REFERENCES ; APPENDIX ; INDEX