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100			_aRai, Sheela
245			_aSocial and conceptual background to the policy of reservation
260			_c2002
300			_ap.4309-318.
362			_a19 Oct
520			_aThis article highlights the main theoretical arguments given by the proponents and opponents of the reservation policy in India and the US. In the current era of neo-capitalism and globalisation, both countries are struggling to balance their humanitarian responsibilities with the demands of greater decontrol and private initiative, which are integral to the market economy. This has an effect on their affirmative action programmes. - Reproduced.
650			_aBackward classes
773			_aEconomic and Political Weekly
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