00942pab a2200145 454500008004000000100001900040245005800059260000900117300001500126362001200141520054900153650002900702650002100731773004400752180718b1998   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aNarayana, K.S.  aDrawbacks impeding success of positive discrimination  c1998  ap.520-533.  aJul-Sep  aFocusing on the dynamics of politics involved in evolving a reservation policy in Karnataka, the author gives an account of considerations weighing in constitution of various committees/commissions on the subject, their recommendations, and criticism and violent reaction flowing therefrom to make the situation murkier; he also discusses briefly the role of Mandal Commission at the national level in this regard. The author then offers his suggestions for rationalisation of reservation policy to promote positive discrimination. - Reproduced  aBackward classes - India  aBackward classes  aIndian Journal of Public Administration