TY - BOOK AU - Parikh,Sunita TI - The politics of preference: democratic institutions and affirmative action in the United States and India SN - 9780472027422 (electronic bk.) AV - HT1523 .P27 1997eb U1 - 305.8/00973 22 PY - 1997/// CY - Ann Arbor PB - University of Michigan Press KW - Race discrimination KW - Government policy KW - United States KW - History KW - Minorities KW - Affirmative action programs KW - India KW - SOCIAL SCIENCE KW - Anthropology KW - Cultural KW - bisacsh KW - Discrimination & Race Relations KW - Minority Studies KW - Quotierung KW - swd KW - Politics and government KW - 1945-1989 KW - 1989- KW - 1857-1919 KW - 1919-1947 KW - 1947- KW - USA KW - Indien KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-225) and index; Introduction -- The context of affirmative-action policy development -- The precursors of affirmative-action policy -- Affirmative action under Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon -- Affirmative action under Carter, Reagan, and Bush -- Early reservation policy development in India -- Reservation policies under party competition -- Conclusion UR - http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=335702 ER -