TY - JOUR
T1 - Dominant or backward?
T2 - Political economy of demand for quotas by Jats, Patels, and Marathas
AU - Deshpande, Ashwini
AU - Ramachandran, Rajesh
PY - 2017/5/13
Y1 - 2017/5/13
N2 - Using data from the India Human Development Survey, this paper examines the demands of Jats (Haryana), Patels (Gujarat), and Marathas (Maharashtra) to be classified as Other Backward Classes to access reservations. Compared to the major caste groups (Brahmins, other forward castes, existing OBCs, and Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) in their respective states, based on several socio-economic factors, they are closer to dominant than disadvantaged groups. Their claim to backwardness is empirically unjustified. The paper examines the material basis of their anxieties in the context of structural changes in the Indian agricultural economy. It investigates networks and political connections that explain their success in mobilising.
AB - Using data from the India Human Development Survey, this paper examines the demands of Jats (Haryana), Patels (Gujarat), and Marathas (Maharashtra) to be classified as Other Backward Classes to access reservations. Compared to the major caste groups (Brahmins, other forward castes, existing OBCs, and Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) in their respective states, based on several socio-economic factors, they are closer to dominant than disadvantaged groups. Their claim to backwardness is empirically unjustified. The paper examines the material basis of their anxieties in the context of structural changes in the Indian agricultural economy. It investigates networks and political connections that explain their success in mobilising.
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85019225481
SN - 0012-9976
VL - 52
SP - 81
EP - 92
JO - Economic and Political Weekly
JF - Economic and Political Weekly
IS - 19
ER -