Parikh, Sunita. <br/><br/>
The Politics of Preference :  Democratic Institutions and Affirmative Action in the United States and India. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (243 pages) 
<br/><br/>Intro -- Contents -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Context of Affirmative-Action Policy Development -- 3. The Precursors of Affirmative-Action Policy -- 4. Affirmative Action under Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon -- 5. Affirmative Action under Carter, Reagan, and Bush -- 6. Early Reservation Policy Development in India -- 7. Reservation Policies under Party Competition -- 8. Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. 
<br/><br/> Examines the history of affirmative action programs in two ethnically heterogeneous democracies, India and the United States. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780472027422 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Minorities - Government policy - India - History.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HT1523