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100 _aMohanty, Amarnath
245 _aAffirmative action in India: an alternative perspective
260 _c2007
300 _ap.3151-157.
362 _a28 Jul
520 _aExplanations provided for the necessity of affirmative discrimination are basically fleshed out in two approaches, i.e. forward-looking and backward-looking. A critique of both these approaches is made in this paper followed by the construction of an alternative perspective from ideas derived from recent ethical theories which emphasise cross-time values, narrative perspective, historical context and organic unity. - Reproduced.
650 _aDiscrimination
773 _aEconomic and Political Weekly
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