?Discrimination and exclusion in the process of capability formation and the labor market transcend the boundaries of the current generation and spill over to successive generations as well. Though a plethora of work has been done at the international level, the area has not been the focus of Indian economic research despite social exclusion and disparity having been quite substantial in India, especially the division along caste lines. The book addresses this research gap and explores the issue of intergenerational mobility across different social classes in the Indian context, analyzing the spheres of both education and occupation. We contend that parental education and occupation have a significantly greater impact on educational attainment and occupational choice for socially excluded groups compared to the advanced groups. In the labor market, intergenerational mobility is low and most of it is lateral and not vertical, increasing the possibility of discrimination in the labor market. This book highlights the fact that the long history of social exclusion has had a lasting effect and it is very difficult to come out of this inertia.
| ISBN: | 9788132211297 |
| Publication date: | 20th April 2013 |
| Author: | Rajarshi Majumder |
| Publisher: | Springer an imprint of Springer India |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 85 pages |
| Series: | SpringerBriefs in Economics |
| Genres: |
Labour / income economics Development economics and emerging economies Literacy Social groups, communities and identities |
?Discrimination and exclusion in the process of capability formation and the labor market transcend the boundaries of the current generation and spill over to successive generations as well. Though a plethora of work has been done at the international level, the area has not been the focus of Indian economic research despite social exclusion and disparity having been quite substantial in India, especially the division along caste lines. The book addresses this research gap and explores the issue of intergenerational mobility across different social classes in the Indian context, analyzing the spheres of both education and occupation. We contend that parental education and occupation have a significantly greater impact on educational attainment and occupational choice for socially excluded groups compared to the advanced groups. In the labor market, intergenerational mobility is low and most of it is lateral and not vertical, increasing the possibility of discrimination in the labor market. This book highlights the fact that the long history of social exclusion has had a lasting effect and it is very difficult to come out of this inertia.
Intergenerational Mobility features in the following genres: Labour / income economics, Development economics and emerging economies, Literacy, Social groups, communities and identities
Intergenerational Mobility is available in Paperback
Intergenerational Mobility was written by Rajarshi Majumder and published by Springer an imprint of Springer India
Intergenerational Mobility has 85 pages
Yes it is part of SpringerBriefs in Economics series