Caste-based reservations and human development in India
By: K.S. Chalam.
Publisher: Sage Publications
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New Delhi; Thousand Oaks, Calif
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780761935810
Subjects: Minorites -- Employment -- India; Minorites -- Education -- India; Caste -- India; Economic development -- Social aspects -- India
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : present status of scheduled castes, scheduled tribes, and other backward classes; title: Caste and economic inequalities in India; title: Social linkages of artisans with technology and development; title: The socially and educationally backward castes vs economically-backward class; title: Untouchability and poverty among Dalits; title: Caste reservations to remedy socio-economic inequalities; title: Human development through caste reservations : a study; title: Dalit development in Andhra Pradesh : a case study of the impact of reservations on development; title: The alternative : replace caste-based reservation with democratic reservation.