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About the Author
Sukhadeo Thorat is Emeritus Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi; K.R. Narayanan Chair for Human Rights and Social Justice, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala; Chairman, Indian Institute of Dalit Studies, New Delhi; and Chairman, Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore. He has published twenty-three books and more than a hundred papers on issues such as agricultural development, inclusive growth, rural poverty, problems of marginalized groups, inter-caste inequality, economics of caste system, and caste discrimination and poverty. S. Madheswaran is Professor, Centre for Economic Studies and Policy, Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore. He has published more than a hundred research papers in reputed international and national journals on various issues related to economics of education, inequality and discrimination, environmental economics, public policy, and applied econometrics. B.P. Vani is Associate Professor, Centre for Economic Studies and Policy, Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore. She is a statistician and has extensive experience in handling large data sets. Vani is currently working on issues related to multidimensional poverty, well-being, and human development indicators.
Reviews
The book highlights the need for targeted policies to bridge the employment gap and reduce wage differentials, emphasizing the importance of dismantling discriminatory practices for social and economic progress. * Kaibalyapati Mishra, The Indian Journal of Labour Economics *
Book Information
ISBN 9780198872252
Author Sukhadeo Thorat
Format Hardback
Page Count 340
Imprint Oxford University Press
Publisher Oxford University Press
Weight(grams) 550g
Dimensions(mm) 223mm * 145mm * 23mm