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| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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Munshi, Kaivan |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Caste and the Indian economy |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
Journal of Economic Literature |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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57(4), Dec, 2019: p.781-834. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
Caste plays a role at every stage of an Indian's economic life, in school, university, the labor market, and into old age. The influence of caste extends beyond private economic activity into the public sphere, where caste politics determine access to public resources. The aggregate evidence indicates that there has been convergence in education, occupations, income, and access to public resources across caste groups in the decades after independence. Some of this convergence is likely due to affirmative action, but caste-based networks could also have played an equalizing role by exploiting the opportunities that became available in a globalizing economy. Ethnic networks were once active in many advanced economies but ceased to be salient once markets developed. With economic development, it is possible that caste networks will cease to be salient in India. The affirmative action programs may also be rolled back, and (statistical) discrimination in urban labor markets may come to an end if and when there is convergence across caste groups. In the interim period, however, it is important to understand the positive and negative consequences of caste involvement across a variety of spheres in the Indian economy. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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Economic development - India |
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16837 |
| 773 ## - HOST ITEM ENTRY |
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| Main entry heading |
Journal of Economic Literature |
| 906 ## - LOCAL DATA ELEMENT F, LDF (RLIN) |
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| Subject DIP |
CASTE - INDIA |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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Articles |
