Affirmative action in the United States and India
Subtitle: a comparative perspective
By: Thomas E. Weisskopf.
Series: Routledge frontiers of political economy ;; 56
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2004
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 286
Subjects: Discrimination in higher education -- United States.; Discrimination in higher education -- India.; Affirmative action programs in education -- Government policy -- United States.; Affirmative action programs in education -- Government policy -- India.
Description: "This impressive book utilizes a cost-benefit framework to develop a general model for the comparative analysis of positive discrimination policies and reviews systematically the available empirical evidence on the consequences of those policies in admissions of higher education institutions in both the US and India."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.