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Poverty and Social Exclusion in India: Dalits

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dc.contributor.authorMehta, Soumya Kapoor
dc.contributor.authorDas, Maitreyi Bordia
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-12T16:26:43Z
dc.date.available2017-04-12T16:26:43Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractThis brief is based on a Poverty and Social Exclusion in India.Caste is perhaps the oldest form of social stratificationin India.After independence, the Indian Constitution abolisheduntouchability and the erstwhile untouchablescame to be known as the Scheduled Castes(SCs).The situation of Dalits has undergone dramatic transformation over time.While caste has had significant implications for poverty and other welfare outcomes, this note focuseson two arenas—education and the labor market.Our analysis based on the National Sample Survey(NSS) data suggests that there has been expansion in education among Dalits, but not at the samepace as among the upper castes.Micro studies continue to document discrimination against SC students. In the labor market, Dalits remain largely in casuallabor. Education is considered a panacea to poor labor market outcomes and overall it has positive effects for all men.It would nevertheless be naïve to dismiss the changes in caste dynamics, more so over the past two decades. Attendant to the economic changes, social movements asserting the power of Dalits have swept some states and have given Dalits a sense of political voice and agency. In sum, we find that despite localized changes,there have been modest changes for Dalits in the aggregate.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/473741491913290955/Issue-brief-poverty-and-social-exclusion-in-India-Dalits
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/26336
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/26336
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectCASTE
dc.subjectUNTOUCHABLES
dc.subjectSCHEDULED CASTES
dc.subjectPOVERTY
dc.subjectEDUCATION
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectINFORMAL LABOR
dc.titlePoverty and Social Exclusion in Indiaen
dc.title.subtitleDalitsen
dc.typeBriefen
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okr.date.disclosure2017-04-11
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-29T09:54:21.486673Z
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/473741491913290955/Issue-brief-poverty-and-social-exclusion-in-India-Dalits
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okr.identifier.internaldocumentum27346601
okr.identifier.report114155
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okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countryIndia
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Inequality
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Poverty Diagnostics
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Poverty Lines
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Poverty Monitoring & Analysis
okr.topicSocial Development::Poverty and Social Impact Analysis
okr.unitPoverty - GP (GPVDR)
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