Affirmative action in India: Caste-based reservations

International Handbook on Diversity Management at Work: Country Perspectives on Diversity and Equal Treatment

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 139-159

  Haq, Rana ^a   Ojha, Abhoy K ^b  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT BANGALORE   (India)

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