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Intergenerational Mobility
Rajarshi Majumder
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Description for Intergenerational Mobility
Paperback. This book explores intergenerational mobility across different social classes, analyzing both education and occupation. It highlights the fact that a long history of social exclusion has a lasting effect that is very difficult to overcome. Series: SpringerBriefs in Economics. Num Pages: 94 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, 46 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSP; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 5. Weight in Grams: 161.
Discrimination and exclusion in the process of capability formation and the labor market transcend the boundaries of the current generation and spill over to successive generations as well. Though a plethora of work has been done at the international level, the area has not been the focus of Indian economic research despite social exclusion and disparity having been quite substantial in India, especially the division along caste lines. The book addresses this research gap and explores the issue of intergenerational mobility across different social classes in the Indian context, analyzing the spheres of both education and occupation. We contend that ... Read more
Discrimination and exclusion in the process of capability formation and the labor market transcend the boundaries of the current generation and spill over to successive generations as well. Though a plethora of work has been done at the international level, the area has not been the focus of Indian economic research despite social exclusion and disparity having been quite substantial in India, especially the division along caste lines. The book addresses this research gap and explores the issue of intergenerational mobility across different social classes in the Indian context, analyzing the spheres of both education and occupation. We contend that ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer, India, Private Ltd India
Number of pages
94
Condition
New
Series
SpringerBriefs in Economics
Number of Pages
85
Place of Publication
New Delhi, India
ISBN
9788132211297
SKU
V9788132211297
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About Rajarshi Majumder
Dr. Rajarshi Majumder teaches economics at the University of Burdwan, West Bengal. Gold-medalist in both Graduation and Post-graduation, UGC Research Fellow, and a doctorate from the Centre for the Study of Regional Development, Jawaharlal Nehru University, he has written on issues related to infrastructure, regional development, labor, and social exclusion in both international and national journals. He is also a ... Read more
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