01689nam a2200205Ia 4500999001500000020001800015082002000033100002800053245008600081260004500167300001500212504003600227520092500263546001201188650003801200650005201238650003501290942001201325952014601337  c9262d9262  a9780190884994  a323.3294bJEN-S  aJensenius, Francesca R. 0aSocial justice through inclusionb: the consequences of electoral quotas in India  aNew DelhibOxford University Pressc2017  axvii, 228p  aIncludes Bibliography and Index  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.  aEnglish  aDalitsvPolitical activityzIndia  aSocial justicevCaste--Political aspectszIndia  aPolitics and GovernmentzIndia  cBK2ddc  00104070aNASSDOCbNASSDOCd2018-03-23eOverseas Press Pvt. Ltd.i2018-02-28l0o323.3294 JEN-Sp49784r2019-04-18 00:00:00w2019-04-18yBK