1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)
Contents
Introduction: approaching social mobility -- The Indian context: caste, gender, and the labour market -- How many classes are there? Class debates and class schemas -- How mobile is India? Social mobility patterns and trends -- Cutting through: caste and class mobility -- Mobility mechanisms: the role of education -- Conclusions: uneven odds
Summary
This text draws on national level datasets and advanced quantitative techniques to address the question of the rate of social mobility in Indian society. It underlines the fairly stable nature of Indian society, despite liberalization, and the critical role caste, class, gender and education play in this regard
Notes
This edition previously issued in print: 2018
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Audience
Specialized
Notes
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on June 14, 2019)
