Caste-Based Reservations and Human Development in India, , K.S. Chalam, Sage Publications India Pvt. Ltd., 8178297422

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Caste-Based Reservations and Human Development in India

K.S. Chalam (Author)

Synopsis Caste-based reservations have existed in India for more than a century. Initially introduced by the British to bring about equal opportunity in education, reservation was later extended to other sectors of the development process to overcome the economic inequalities attributed to caste. Even today, concepts like affirmative action and quotas are being debated to justify reservation. Caste-Based Reservations and Human Development in India analyses the impact of such reservations on the target groups, as well as on major human development indices, taking into consideration time series data. An alternative strategy of applying the democratic principle of caste-based reservation is also discussed.

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About the author

K.S. Chalam

K.S. Chalam is Professor of Economics and Director, Academic Staff College, Andhra University. Earlier he was on deputation as the Director of Swamy Ramananda Tirtha Rural Institute, Bhoodhan Pochampally during 1997-98. As the innovator and founder Director of Academic Staff College, Prof. Chalam is known throughout the country. He was a member of the Alternative Survey Group and member of several expert committees of Govt. of Andhra Pradesh and India. He has published so far 12 books and more than 70 research papers. A prolific writer in Telugu. Some of his publications include: Readings in Political Economy; Science and Civilisation; Education and Weaker Sections; Finances Costs and Productivity of Higher Education; Human Development in South India: The Dravidian Marvel: Economic Reforms and Missing Safety Nets and Studies in Higher Education: Indian Psychology and Consciousness.

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