Caste Stratification and Wealth Inequality in India

World Development

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1820-1833

  Zacharias, Ajit ^a   Vakulabharanam, Vamsi ^b  

^a BARD COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HYDERABAD   (India)

Author keywords

Caste; Distribution of wealth; Inequality; Stratification

Indexed keywords

CASTE SYSTEM; DECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

INDIA;

EID: 80052603813     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2011.04.026     Document Type: Article

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