Non-discrimination and equality in India : contesting boundaries of social justice /

Vidhu Verma.

Non-discrimination and equality in India : contesting boundaries of social justice / Vidhu Verma. - London ; New York : Routledge, 2012. - xv, 269 p. ; - Routledge contemporary South Asia series ; .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- The context of social justice in modern India -- The limits of liberal constitutionalism -- Equality and non-discrimination -- Expanding domains: democracy and social justice -- Higher education at crossroads -- Reservations in private sector -- Gender justice and quotas -- De-clustering disadvantage: the case of religious minorities -- Conclusion.

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Social justice--India.--Reservations in the private sector.
Social groups--India.
Discrimination--India.--Gender justice.

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