Politics of Inclusion: Castes, Minorities, and Affirmative ActionPost-Mandal, the demand for reservations by various groups has become a consistent feature of Indian politics. Yet, the focus remains on caste, with little attention paid to the under-representation of religious minorities in India. The book takes up the case of relative disadvantage and interogates the multiple and overlapping dimensions of deprivation. Hasan argues that, in view of the comparative evidence avaiable, presently excluded and disadvantaged groups should also qualify for affirmative action. This book will interest students and scholars of Indian politics, sociology, and history. |
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... caste groups alone. The idea of comparison took shape in the context of the Central government's decision to implement 27 per cent reservations for the Other Backward Classes in higher education at the same time as there has been no ...
... caste groups alone. The idea of comparison took shape in the context of the Central government's decision to implement 27 per cent reservations for the Other Backward Classes in higher education at the same time as there has been no ...
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Castes, Minorities, and Affirmative Action Zoya Hasan. economic activity.3 There is a frequent convergence between ... Backward Classes (OBCs) (minorities are not officially included among the disadvantaged). These three groups were ...
Castes, Minorities, and Affirmative Action Zoya Hasan. economic activity.3 There is a frequent convergence between ... Backward Classes (OBCs) (minorities are not officially included among the disadvantaged). These three groups were ...
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... backward classes of citizens or for the SCs and the STs.' In short, the framers of our Constitution understood the goal of equality in terms of an end to systematic hierarchy and discrimination based on caste. The focus consequently is ...
... backward classes of citizens or for the SCs and the STs.' In short, the framers of our Constitution understood the goal of equality in terms of an end to systematic hierarchy and discrimination based on caste. The focus consequently is ...
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... backward classes more generally. The underlying argument and justification in support of affirmative action for these groups was primarily reparation-based and therefore focused predominantly on past injustices done to the lower-caste ...
... backward classes more generally. The underlying argument and justification in support of affirmative action for these groups was primarily reparation-based and therefore focused predominantly on past injustices done to the lower-caste ...
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Castes, Minorities, and Affirmative Action Zoya Hasan. derived strength from the need to compensate for past ... backward classes through a balancing of freedom with justice and equality, federalism, and secularism. Equality was ...
Castes, Minorities, and Affirmative Action Zoya Hasan. derived strength from the need to compensate for past ... backward classes through a balancing of freedom with justice and equality, federalism, and secularism. Equality was ...
Contents
Policies and Institutional Frameworks for Protecting the Disadvantaged | |
Caste Social Backwardness and OBC Reservations Mandal I and | |
Politics of Representation and Underrepresentation | |
Muslim Backwardness and the Elusive Promise of Affirmative Action | |
Social Discrimination and the Reservation Claims of Muslim | |
Conclusion | |
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Politics of Inclusion: Castes, Minorities, and Affirmative Action Zoya Hasan No preview available - 2009 |
Politics of Inclusion: Castes, Minorities, and Affirmative Action Zoya Hassan No preview available - 2011 |
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