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Was the mandal commission right? Living standard differences between backward classes and other social groups in India
Gang, Ira N.; Sen, Kunal; Yun, Myeong-Su - 2008
Affirmative action has been at the heart of public policies towards the socially disadvantaged in India. Compensatory discrimination policies which have been adopted for the Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) since independence were recommended for Other Backward Classes (OBC) by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010277324
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Was the Mandal Commission Right? : living standard differences between backward classes and other social groups in India
Gang, Ira N. (contributor); Sen, Kunal (contributor);  … - 2008
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003806484
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Was the mandal commission right? : living standard differences between backward classes and other social groups in India
Gang, Ira N. (contributor); Sen, Kunal (contributor);  … - 2008
Affirmative action has been at the heart of public policies towards the socially disadvantaged in India. Compensatory discrimination policies which have been adopted for the Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) since independence were recommended for Other Backward Classes (OBC) by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003688798
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Was the Mandal Commission right? : living standard differences between backward classes and other social groups in India
Gang, Ira N. (contributor); Sen, Kunal (contributor);  … - 2008
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003813234
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Was the Mandal Commission Right? Living Standard Differences between Backward Classes and Other Social Groups in India
Sen, Kunal - 2014
Affirmative action has been at the heart of public policies towards the socially disadvantaged in India. Compensatory discrimination policies which have been adopted for the Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) since independence were recommended for Other Backward Classes (OBC) by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012708730
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Was the Mandal Commission Right? Living Standard Differences between Backward Classes and Other Social Groups in India
Gang, Ira N.; Sen, Kunal; Yun, Myeong-Su - 2021
Affirmative action has been at the heart of public policies towards the socially disadvantaged in India. Compensatory discrimination policies which have been adopted for the Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) since independence were recommended for Other Backward Classes (OBC) by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013325318
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The American family in black and white: A post-racial strategy for improving skills to promote equality
Heckman, James J. - 2011
In contemporary America, racial gaps in achievement are primarily due to gaps in skills. Skill gaps emerge early before children enter school. Families are major producers of those skills. Inequality in performance in school is strongly linked to inequality in family environments. Schools do...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010278496
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Formulating, identifying and estimating the technology of cognitive and noncognitive skill formation
Cunha, Flávio; Heckman, James J. - In: Journal of human resources : JHR 43 (2008) 4, pp. 738-782
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Schools, skills, and synapses
Heckman, James J. - 2008
This paper discusses (a) the role of cognitive and noncognitive ability in shaping adult outcomes, (b) the early emergence of differentials in abilities between children of advantaged families and children of disadvantaged families, (c) the role of families in creating these abilities, (d)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003870356
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The American family in black and white : a post-racial strategy for improving skills to promote equality
Heckman, James J. - 2011
In contemporary America, racial gaps in achievement are primarily due to gaps in skills. Skill gaps emerge early before children enter school. Families are major producers of those skills. Inequality in performance in school is strongly linked to inequality in family environments. Schools do...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009230267