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020			_a9780190884994
082			_a323.3294 _bJEN-S
100			_aJensenius, Francesca R.
245		0	_aSocial justice through inclusion _b: the consequences of electoral quotas in India
260			_aNew Delhi _bOxford University Press _c2017
300			_axvii, 228p
504			_aIncludes Bibliography and Index
520			_aAcross the world, governments design and implement policies with the explicit goal of promoting social justice. But can such institutions change entrenched social norms? And what effects should we expect from differently designed policies? Francesca R. Jensenius' Social Justice through Inclusion is an empirically rich study of one of the most extensive electoral quota systems in the world: the reserved seats for the Scheduled Castes (SCs, the former "untouchables") in India's legislative assemblies. Combining evidence from quantitative datasets from the period 1969-2012, archival work, and in-depth interviews with politicians, civil servants, and voters across India, the book explores the long-term effects of electoral quotas for the political elite and the general population. It shows that the quota system has played an important role in reducing caste-based discrimination, particularly at the elite level.
546			_aEnglish
650			_aDalits _vPolitical activity _zIndia
650			_aSocial justice _vCaste--Political aspects _zIndia
650			_aPolitics and Government _zIndia
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