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Economic Impact of Hate Crimes in India by bhanu sarkar is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This document analyzes hate crimes against Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (SC/ST) in India by upper castes from 2001-2010 using official district crime data. It finds a positive association between crimes against SC/ST groups and increases in their consumption expenditures relative to upper castes, suggesting crimes decrease as the gap in living standards between the groups widens. The results indicate upper castes respond to changes in the status quo through violent crimes aimed at extracting econom
- Author
- bhanu sarkar
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- EN