Waiting for change: youth, caste and politics in India

Economy and Society

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 638-661

  Jeffrey, Craig ^a   Young, Stephen ^b  

^a ST JOHN S COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

caste; class; India; politics; waiting; youth

Indexed keywords

BUREAUCRACY; CASTE; CLASS; CULTURAL RELATIONS; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; POLITICAL RELATIONS; RELIGION; UNIVERSITY SECTOR; YOUNG POPULATION;

INDIA; UTTAR PRADESH;

EID: 84870869627     PISSN: 03085147     EISSN: 14695766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03085147.2011.635435     Document Type: Article

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