Stratification among the Disadvantaged: Identifying the Rock-bottom Layers
Published: 2008
Author(s) Name: Meena Radhakrishna
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Abstract
More and more evidence is coming
up of the existence of communities
which continue to lead a subhuman
existence in spite of their eligibility
for affirmative action. There is
need for clarity about who the most
deprived social groups are, and
how they came to be so historically
disadvantaged; the dregs or the
bottom most layers which need
urgent, multi-pronged attention of
the state. Equally important is to
debate whether some of the
categories devised for affirmative
action need refining and redefining.
Keywords : Deprived social groups, Affarmative action
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