Deshpande, Ashwini,

The grammar of caste : economic discrimination in contemporary India - New Delhi : Oxford University Press: 2011 - xxi, 295 pages ; 23 cm

This book examines the contemporary nature of caste disparities in India from an economist's perspective. Questioning traditional wisdom on the degree of change in the caste system over the last two decades, it brings together evidence on different dimensions of caste disparities based on two large national-level data sets.

9780199471980

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