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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Parikh, Sunita, 1959-

Contributor:

Michigan Publishing (University of Michigan), publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Affirmative action programs--Government policy--India--History.

Affirmative action programs.

Affirmative action programs--Government policy--United States--History.

Minorities--Government policy--India--History.

Minorities.

Minorities--Government policy--United States--History.

Race discrimination--Government policy--India--History.

Race discrimination.

Race discrimination--Government policy--United States--History.

India--Politics and government--1857-1919.

India.

India--Politics and government--1919-1947.

India--Politics and government--1947-.

United States--Politics and government--1945-1989.

United States.

United States--Politics and government--1989-.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (243 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c1997.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Examines the history of affirmative action programs in two ethnically heterogeneous democracies, India and the United States.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on information from the publisher.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-76111-0

9786612761119

0-472-02742-5

OCLC:

665840844