Structural Transformation among Scheduled Castes in India

Halder, Tamoghna and Arora, Akshit (2024) Structural Transformation among Scheduled Castes in India. Economic and Political Weekly, 95 (12). pp. 44-52. ISSN 2349-8846

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Abstract

The rate of transition from agricultural work to non-agricultural employment for more than 150 jatis listed as Scheduled Castes across 12 Indian states is examined by utilising the population census of 1991 and 2011. Expanding the limited literature on jati-level dynamics, the paper sheds light on the nature of intra-caste disparities versus inter-caste inequalities. A significant heterogeneity exists across SC jatis in terms of experiencing structural transformation, and yet in multiple instances, the aggregate experience of SCs as a group is well approximated by the median SC jati.

Item Type:	Article
Authors:	Halder, Tamoghna and Arora, Akshit
Document Language:	Language English
Subjects:	Social sciences > Sociology & anthropology > Groups of people > People by social and economic levels > General principles of social classes > Principles of stratification > Caste systems Social sciences > Groups of people > People by social and economic levels > General principles of social classes > Principles of stratification > Caste systems
Divisions:	Azim Premji University - Bengaluru
Full Text Status:	Restricted
URI:	http://publications.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/id/eprint/6781
Publisher URL:	https://epwrf.in/sameekshatrust.aspx

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