Dalit Capital

State, Markets and Civil Society in Urban India
1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-138-82253-5
Verlag: Routledge India

Buch, Englisch, 296 Seiten, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 222 mm, Gewicht: 509 g

Dalit Capital explores the relation between caste and Indian capitalism. It explores the ways in which caste and social discrimination reinvent themselves under the guise of modern capitalism. It demonstrates how ‘inclusion’ holds Dalits at a disadvantage, perpetrated by the state, markets and the civil society.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Prakash, Aseem

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1. Dalits, Theories of Caste and Transformative Recognition and Redistribution 2. Dalit Entrepreneurs in Urban Markets of Middle India 3. Dalit Entrepreneurs and the Role of the State in the Markets 4. Market-based Profit Accumulation and Civil Society 5. Intersectionality, Discrimination and Unfavourable Inclusion Conclusion: Caste and Markets Bibliography. About the Author. Index

Über Autor(innen)

Aseem Prakash is Associate Professor, School of Public Policy and Governance, Tata Institute of Social Sciences.