TY - BOOK AU - Parikh,Sunita TI - The Politics of Preference: Democratic Institutions and Affirmative Action in the United States and India SN - 9780472027422 AV - HT1523 PY - 1997/// CY - Ann Arbor PB - University of Michigan Press KW - Minorities - Government policy - India - History KW - Electronic books N1 - 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 N2 - Examines the history of affirmative action programs in two ethnically heterogeneous democracies, India and the United States UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=3414922 ER -