The politics of preference
Subtitle: democratic institutions and affirmative action in the United States and India
By: Sunita Parikh.
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Ann Arbor
Language: eng
Number of pages: 230
Subjects: Race discrimination -- Government policy -- United States -- History.; Minorities -- Government policy -- United States -- History.; Affirmative action programs -- Government policy -- United States -- History.; Race discrimination -- Government policy -- India -- History.; Minorities -- Government policy -- India -- History.; Affirmative action programs -- Government policy -- India -- History.; United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989.; United States -- Politics and government -- 1989-; India -- Politics and government -- 1857-1919.; India -- Politics and government -- 1919-1947.; India -- Politics and government -- 1947-
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-225) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The context of affirmative-action policy development; title: The precursors of affirmative-action policy; title: Affirmative action under Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon; title: Affirmative action under Carter, Reagan, and Bush; title: Early reservation policy development in India; title: Reservation policies under party competition; title: Conclusion.