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Record Nr.

UNINA9910818039803321

Autore

Parikh Sunita <1959->

Titolo

The politics of preference : democratic institutions and affirmative action in the United States and India / / Sunita Parikh

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ann Arbor : , : University of Michigan Press, , c1997

ISBN

1-282-76111-0

9786612761119

0-472-02742-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (243 p.)

Disciplina

305.8/00973

Soggetti

Affirmative action programs - Government policy - India - History

Affirmative action programs - Government policy - United States - History

Minorities - Government policy - India - History

Minorities - Government policy - United States - History

Race discrimination - Government policy - India - History

Race discrimination - Government policy - United States - History

India Politics and government 1857-1919

India Politics and government 1919-1947

India Politics and government 1947-

United States Politics and government 1945-1989

United States Politics and government 1989-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- The context of affirmative-action policy development -- The precursors of affirmative-action policy -- Affirmative action under Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon -- Affirmative action under Carter, Reagan, and Bush -- Early reservation policy development in India -- Reservation policies under party competition -- Conclusion.