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Social justice through inclusion : the consequences of electoral quotas in India / Francesca R. Jensenius.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jensenius, Francesca R., 1983- author.
- Series:
- Modern South Asia series.
- Modern South Asia series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Dalits--Political activity--India.
- Dalits.
- Proportional representation--India.
- Proportional representation.
- Social justice--India.
- Social justice.
- Caste--Political aspects--India.
- Caste.
- India--Politics and government--1947-.
- India.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white).
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2017.
- Summary:
- What are long-term effects of India's extensive electoral quota systems? This book's insightful discussions, backed by rich empirical data, show how the quotas have shaped incentives for politicians, parties and voters, and indicate the trade-offs inherent in how such policies of group inclusion are designed.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note:
- Acknowledgments
- A note on terminology
- 1. The Effects of Political Inclusion
- 2. From Representation to Integration
- 3. Whose Representative?
- 4. Quotas and Development
- 5. A New Political Elite
- 6. Quotas and Political Participation
- 7. Status and Recognition
- 8. Chipping Away at the Caste Hierarchy
- 9. Trade-offs in Institutional Design
- Appendices.
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 2017.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on July 19, 2017).
- ISBN:
- 0-19-064663-2
- 0-19-064664-0
- 0-19-064662-4
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