Affirmative Action in the United States and India A Comparative Perspective

Introduction Part One: 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 Policies5. The Differing Contexts of Positive Discrimation in the United States and India6. A Comparative Analysis of the Likely Consequences of Positive Discrimination in the United States and IndiaPart Two: An Empirical Analysis of Positive Discrimination in Admissions to Higher Educational Institutions in the United States and India7. Positive Discrimination in Admissions to Higher Educational Institutions8. Toward an Empirical Assessment of Claims of PD Benefits and Costs9. Affirmative Action and Enrollments in US Universities10. Reservation Policies and Enrollments in Indian Universities11. Affirmative Action and Academic Performance in US Universities12. Reservation Policies and Academic Performance in Indian Universities13. Affirmative Action and Career Accomplishments in the US14. Further Evidence on the Effects of Affirmative Action in US Universities15. Review of the Findings on the Consequences of PD Policies in University AdmissionsPart Three: Conclusion16. Concluding Observations on Policies of Positive Discrimination

Biography

Thomas E. Weisskopf