Representing India: Ethnic Diversity and the Governance of Public Institutions

By Niraja Gopal Jayal

Book Overview

This is a study of how ethnic diversity is represented in public institutions in India, and how politics manages ethnic inequalities. New data on representational patterns in parliament cover the diversity of caste, tribe and religion. Material disadvantage is central to ethnic and cultural inequality as social and economic inequalities overlap.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349540595
• ISBN13: 9781349540594
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 239 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"