The Grammar of Caste: Economic Discrimination in Contemporary India

This book examines the contemporary nature of caste disparities in India from an economist's perspective. Questioning traditional wisdom on the degree of change in the caste system over the last two decades, it brings together evidence on different dimensions of caste disparities based on two l...

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Auteur principal: Deshpande, Ashwini
Format: Livre
Langue:anglais
Publié: New Delhi Oxford University Press 2017
Collection:Oxford India Paperbacks
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Résumé:This book examines the contemporary nature of caste disparities in India from an economist's perspective. Questioning traditional wisdom on the degree of change in the caste system over the last two decades, it brings together evidence on different dimensions of caste disparities based on two large national-level data sets.
Description matérielle:li, 297 p.
ISBN:0199471983