Vasavi, AR
(2005)
Correcting Social Disadvantage Book Review: Affirmative Action in the United States and India: A Comparative Perspective by Thomas Weisskopf.
Economic and Political Weekly, 40.
pp. 1963-1965.
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| Abstract: |
There are few issues as contentious as that of the policy of reservation (or positive discrimination
and affirmative action), which, because of being studied insufficiently, remains mired in common
prejudices. This comparative study of affirmative action policies and their impact in India and the
US by the economist Thomas Weisskopf not only fills the gap but also helps address the multiple
questions and assumptions that surround the policy. Although the book draws on secondary data
and well known studies of policies and programmes, the author subjects the data and their
assumptions to a close scrutiny that draws on sharp analytical reasoning but is framed and
qualified within the philosophy of social justice and rights. The end result is a book that identifies
popular and dominant perceptions and aspects of the policies and then reviews, assesses and
comments on their implications for delivering their mandate; that of bringing about equality of
opportunity to historically disadvantaged people. |
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| Additional Information: |
The Copyright belongs to Economic and Political weekly. |
| Subjects: |
School of Social Sciences > Reviews |
| Date Deposited: |
19 May 2006 |
| Last Modified: |
07 May 2008 11:22 |
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