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020 _a9780198092087 (pbk.)
020 _a0198092083 (pbk.)
082 0 4 _a331.133
_bDES
100 1 _aDeshpande, Ashwini
_d1965-
245 1 0 _aAffirmative action in India
260 _aNew Delhi
_bOxford University Press
_c2013
300 _ax, 218 pages
_c19 cm.
490 1 _aOxford India short introductions
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 _aThis Short Introduction analyses the nuts-and-bolts of affirmative action in India, while sketching out the larger context of and debates around this issue. It covers the 'why' and 'how' of affirmative action, and provides a perspective on where India stands today in terms of group disparities and the proposed remedies.
650 0 _aAffirmative action programs
_zIndia.
650 0 _aMinorities
_xEmployment
_zIndia.
650 0 _aDiscrimination in employment
_zIndia.
830 0 _aOxford India short introductions.
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