Caste and development: Contemporary perspectives on a structure of discrimination and advantage

World Development

Volumn 110, Issue , 2018, Pages 422-436

  Mosse, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caste; Discrimination; Economic development; India; Inequality; Policy

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS; CASTE SYSTEM; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; LABOR MARKET; POLICY APPROACH; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

INDIA;

EID: 85048832553     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: 18735991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2018.06.003     Document Type: Review

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