This book examines the contemporary
nature of caste disparities in India by using a framework that integrates discussions on
caste from other social science disciplines with those from within economics.
It brings together quantitative evidence on
different dimensions of caste disparities based on two large national-level data sets, in
order to analyze the degree of change in the caste system over the last two decades.
Offering evidence based on economic analysis, it questions commonly-held views and
challenges traditional wisdom.
The author uses the latest methods that
allow researchers to gauge discrimination and shows how some of these methods have been
used in the Indian context and what the quest has yielded. The book also discusses policy
responses to disparities and discrimination by reviewing the existing quota system.
272 pages, Hardcover