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Dalits in India : From Marginalisation to Inclusion
Hans, V. Basil - 2013
, physical violence and abject poverty. Around 50 per cent of the quantum of welfare measures is still unfulfilled. We need to … India. This paper opens a debate on participation and poverty of dalits in India’s social and economic spheres by … domination, protested several sources of deprivation, political powerlessness, exploitation and poverty. These protests and …
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Livelihoods in development
Haan, Leo de - In: Canadian journal of development studies 38 (2017) 1, pp. 22-38
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Indian Muslims and their economy
Rahaman, Taimur; Bhuimali, Anil - 2011
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Impact of economic development activities for livelihood security and social inclusion of Dalits : a lesson from Ilisscon project
Adhikari, Sharad; Giri, Chuda Raj; Lama, Taralal - In: The economic journal of Nepal : a quarterly publication … 37 (2014) 1/2, pp. 50-60
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Poverty in Odisha : an analysis of inclusiveness
Sahoo, Priyabrata - In: The Indian journal of economics 99 (2018) 392, pp. 99-119
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Affirmative action policy in developing countries : lessons learned and a way forward
Kaletski, Elizabeth; Prakash, Nishith - 2016
There are several countries who have responded to concerns regarding historically disadvantaged groups, particularly ethnic and racial minorities and women, with not only anti-discrimination legislation, but also affirmative action policies. Although these policies are seemingly well...
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Double jeopardy? : caste, affirmative action, and stigma
Deshpande, Ashwini - 2016
This paper presents the results of an attitude survey administered to university students in India that attempts to delineate the social-psychological mechanisms of 'externalization' and 'internalization' to understand the possible consequences of stigma associated with caste-based affirmative...
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Does Political Connections and Affiliation Affect Allocation of Benefits in the Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme : Evidence from West Bengal, India
Das, Upasak - 2013
Decentralization at the local level in developing economies can be seen as a force of social change with the power at the hands of the citizens to influence policies according to their needs. However, the problem of political clientelism may be imminent where public resources are allocated to...
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Touch Thee Not : Group Conflict, Caste Power, and Untouchability in Rural India
Dasgupta, Indraneel - 2019
We investigate the impact of community power on the practice of untouchability in rural India. We model two-dimensional simultaneous group conflict over social norms, wherein an upper and backward (OBC) caste Hindu bloc contests the 'scheduled' castes (SCs) over the extent to which behavioural...
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