The Grammar of Caste: Economic Discrimination in Contemporary India

The Grammar of Caste: Economic Discrimination in Contemporary India

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 1-272

  Deshpande, Ashwini ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Caste development index; Caste disparities; Caste system; Discrimination; Economic analysis of caste; India; Modern labour markets; Quota system

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865962537     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198072034.001.0001     Document Type: Book

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