2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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abstract: 'The affirmative action policy for socially and economically backward
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communities in employment has been a debated issue in India. In this
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context, this paper aims to analyze the level of inequality by
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distinguishing between `circumstance'' and `effort'' factors in the
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Roemer''s framework on equality of opportunity. We measure inequality of
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opportunities due to two circumstances: caste and religion. Our
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empirical analysis, at state-level, utilizes a recent household survey
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data, which provides information related to efforts as well as
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circumstances of workers. The paper estimated inequality in the labour
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market and then decomposed it to know the circumstances that cause
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income inequality. Our estimates indicated that inequality and
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inequality of opportunity is substantially higher in India.
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Specifically, the outcome of our analysis evidently indicated that the
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socially backward communities do have economically disadvantageous
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position in some of the Indian states. However, the degree of
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circumstances based on inequality varies to a great extent among the
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states. Therefore, we suggest that the country does not need a
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nation-level affirmative action policy instead a state-level policy
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could be more appropriate as the intensity of the problem differ
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significantly among the Indian states.'
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affiliation: 'Paramati, SR (Corresponding Author), Jiangxi Univ Finance \& Econ, Int
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Inst Financial Studies, Nanchang 330013, Jiangxi, Peoples R China.
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Sharma, Chandan, Indian Inst Management, Lucknow 201307, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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Paramati, Sudharshan Reddy, Jiangxi Univ Finance \& Econ, Int Inst Financial Studies,
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Nanchang 330013, Jiangxi, Peoples R China.'
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author: Sharma, Chandan and Paramati, Sudharshan Reddy
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author-email: 'chandanieg@gmail.com
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srparamati@jxufe.edu.cn'
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author_list:
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- family: Sharma
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given: Chandan
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- family: Paramati
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given: Sudharshan Reddy
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1007/s11205-017-1676-3
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eissn: 1573-0921
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files: []
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issn: 0303-8300
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journal: SOCIAL INDICATORS RESEARCH
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keywords: Inequality; Inequality of opportunity; Caste; Religion; India
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keywords-plus: 'AFFIRMATIVE-ACTION; INCOME INEQUALITY; EDUCATIONAL-OPPORTUNITY; EARNINGS
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INEQUALITY; WAGE DISCRIMINATION; LATIN-AMERICA; CASTE; GENDER; RETURNS;
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POVERTY'
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language: English
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month: JUL
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number: '2'
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number-of-cited-references: '65'
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orcid-numbers: 'Sharma, Chandan/0000-0002-0625-5237
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Paramati, Sudharshan Reddy/0000-0002-7958-9668'
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pages: 479-503
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papis_id: 927ff0ea652123437387e2bc9e856dfc
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ref: Sharma2018measuringinequality
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researcherid-numbers: 'Paramati, Sudharshan Reddy/AAN-3237-2021
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Sharma, Chandan/AAC-4084-2019
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times-cited: '6'
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title: 'Measuring Inequality of Opportunity for the Backward Communities: Regional
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Evidence from the Indian Labour Market'
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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unique-id: WOS:000435968800004
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usage-count-last-180-days: '1'
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usage-count-since-2013: '18'
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volume: '138'
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web-of-science-categories: Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary; Sociology
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year: '2018'
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