Stigma or Red Tape? Roadblocks in the Use of Affirmative Action

Ashwini Deshpande

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Abstract: This paper examines whether and to what extent, additional stigmatization adversely affects the use of reservations for higher education or jobs. The quantitative analysis is based on a primary survey conducted by the author in the city of Delhi in 2014-15. The empirical analysis focuses on differences in perception of additional stigma of affirmative action between two groups: individuals from the Scheduled Castes (SCs) or Dalits, who belong to castes that are already highly stigmatized, to those from Other Backward Classes (OBCs) who belong to castes and communities that might be low-ranked, but not necessarily stigmatized. The results indicate that a greater proportion of SCs use reservations at least once as compared to OBCs, and a higher score in Class XII (the school leaving examination) increases the probability that individuals will avail of reservations.

Keywords: eSS; Stigma; red tape; higher education; jobs; perception; Scheduled Castes (SCs); Dalits; castes; Other Backward Classes (OBCs); reservations; higher score; school leaving examination; Affirmative Action; Caste; India; Stigma; Discrimination (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017-11
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