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04714aam a2200601 i 4500 001 94D8EA76E7B011E78369235E97128E48 003 SILO 005 20171223010231 008 170522s2017 nyu c 001 0 eng 010 $a 2017006325 020 $a 0190646616 (paperback) 020 $a 9780190646615 (paperback) 020 $a 0190646608 (hardback) 020 $a 9780190646608 (hardback) 035 $a (OCoLC)983824641 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d BTCTA $d YDX $d BDX $d OCLCF $d VA@ $d EYM $d COO $d STF $d IAC $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a a-ii--- 050 00 $a JQ281 $b .J47 2017 084 $a SOC008000 $a SOC008000 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Jensenius, Francesca R., $d 1983- $e author. 245 10 $a Social justice through inclusion : $b the consequences of electoral quotas in India / $c Francesca R. Jensenius. 264 1 $a New York, NY : $b Oxford University Press, $c 2017. 300 $a xv, 228 pages ; $c 25 cm. 490 1 $a Modern South Asia 520 $a "Across 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. Interestingly, this is not because the system has led to more group representation - SC politicians working specifically for SC interests - but because it has made possible the creation and empowerment of a new SC elite who have gradually become integrated into mainstream politics. This is a study of India, but the findings and discussions have broader implications. Policies such as quotas are usually supported with arguments about various assumed positive long-term consequences. The nuanced discussions in this book shed light on how electoral quotas for SCs have shaped the incentives for politicians, parties, and voters, and indicate the trade-offs inherent in how such policies of group inclusion are designed. "-- $c Provided by publisher. 520 $a "What are long-term effects of India's extensive electoral quota systems? This book's insightful discussions, backed by rich empirical data, show how the quotas have shaped incentives for politicians, parties, and voters, and indicate the trade-offs inherent in how such policies of group inclusion are designed"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a The effects of political onclusion -- From representation to integration -- Whose representative? -- Quotas and development -- A new political elite -- Quotas and political participation -- Status and recognition -- Chipping away at the caste hierarchy -- Trade-offs in institutional design. 650 0 $a Representative government and representation $z India. 650 0 $a Proportional representation $z India. 650 0 $a Dalits $x Political activity $z India. 650 0 $a Social justice $z India. 650 0 $a Caste $x Political aspects $z India. 650 0 $a Legislative bodies $z India. 650 0 $a Political participation $z India. 651 0 $a India $x Politics and government $y 1947- 650 7 $a POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / Comparative. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / General. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a Caste $x Political aspects. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00848400 650 7 $a Dalits $x Political activity. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00887197 650 7 $a Legislative bodies. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00995690 650 7 $a Political participation. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01069386 650 7 $a Politics and government. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01919741 650 7 $a Proportional representation. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01079244 650 7 $a Representative government and representation. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01094941 650 7 $a Social justice. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01122603 651 7 $a India. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01210276 648 7 $a Since 1947 $2 fast 830 0 $a Modern South Asia. 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20191217025321.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=94D8EA76E7B011E78369235E97128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search