Description
Book SynopsisMinorities, based on whatever criterialinguistic, religious, ethnic, tribal, racial, or otherwiseshare a distinctive contextual and social experience. Their representation in public service is important, especially when there have been public policies which have historically discriminated against them. Politics of Preference: India, United States, and South Africa discusses the importance of offsetting past discrimination in an attempt at bringing all citizens in as active participants of their representative bureaucracies. The author, a distinguished public administration comparativist, brings together the uniquely large and complex cases of United States, India, and South Africa.
In a penetrating analysis of the use of preference in the public sector, the book examines three profoundly different countriesIndia, the United States, and South Africa as they handle the challenge of integrating several different minorities into public service. The author chose these three
Table of Contents
Prologue. Theoretical Pros and Cons of Affirmative Action. Reservation in India. Affirmative Action in the United States. Equal Employment in South Africa. Epilogue.
