Politics of inclusion : caste, minorities, and affirmative action

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Politics of inclusion : caste, minorities, and affirmative action

Zoya Hasan

Oxford University Press, 2009

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Bibliography: p. [272]-288

Includes index

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Situated at the interface of policy and political processes, this study explores the dynamics and strategies of the state with regard to Muslims and lower castes. It examines the underlying issues that influence state policy towards disadvantaged groups and assesses specific strategies and whether these need rethinking and reshaping to take India forward in its quest or equality. It also looks at the constitutional framework, the institutional structures, and the responses and debates surrounding the inclusion for lower castes and minorities, especially the emphasis on affirmative action for the former and the continuing opposition to the inclusion of the latter in this framework.

Table of Contents

  • LIST OF TABLES
  • PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Constituent Assembly Debates, Minority Rights, and Caste Reservations
  • 3. Policies and Institutional Frameworks for Protecting the Disadvantaged
  • 4. Caste, Social Backwardness, and OBC Quotas (1990 and 2006)
  • 5. Muslim Backwardness and the Elusive Promise of Affirmative Action
  • 6. Can a Dalit Christian or Muslim be a Scheduled Caste?
  • 7. Representation and Underrepresentation in Legislatures
  • 8. Re-imagining Affirmative Action
  • APPENDIX
  • NOTES
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • INDEX

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