Table of Contents:
Introduction;
Part 1: The Differing Contexts and Potential Conseqences of Positive Discrimination in the United States and India;
1. On the Origins and Nature of Positive Discrimination Policies in the United States and India;
2. The Debate of Positive Discrimination in the United States and in India;
3. The Potential Benefits and Costs of Positive Discrimination;
4. A Theoretical Analysis of the Consequences of Positive Discrimination Policies;
5. The Differing Contexts of Positive Discrimation in the United States and India;
6. A Comparative Analysis of the Likely Consequences of Positive Discrimination in the United States and India;
Part 2: An Empirical Analysis of Positive Discrimination in Admissions to Higher Educational Institutions in the United States and India;
7. Positive Discrimination in Admissions to Higher Educational Institutions;
8. Toward an Empirical Assessment of Claims of PD Benefits and Costs;
9. Affirmative Action and Enrollments in US Universities;
10. Reservation Policies and Enrollments in Indian Universities;
11. Affirmative Action and Academic Performance in US Universities;
12. Reservation Policies and Academic Performance in Indian Universities;
13. Affirmative Action and Career Accomplishments in the US;
14. Further Evidence on the Effects of Affirmative Action in US Universities;
15. Review of the Findings on the Consequences of PD Policies in University Admissions;
Part 3: Conclusion;
16. Concluding Observations on Policies of Positive Discrimination;
Notes;