Touch thee not: Group conflict, caste power and untouchability in rural India

I Dasgupta, S Pal - Journal of Comparative Economics, 2021 - Elsevier
We investigate the impact of community power on the practice of untouchability-the
avoidance of physical contact–by upper and backward caste Hindus vis-à-vis …

The impact of village heads' educational levels on adolescent academic performance: Evidence from rural China

J Li, H Deng, J Li - PloS one, 2025 - journals.plos.org
This study investigates the relationship between the educational level of village heads and
the academic performance of adolescents, using data from the China Family Panel Studies …

Welfare Benefits and Personal Connections in a Democracy: The Case of Muslims in West Bengal

S Bose, V Mukherjee - Journal of South Asian Development, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
We study the association between social connections of Muslim households and their
access to welfare benefits distributed by local governments in rural West Bengal. Using …

Within-group inequality and caste-based crimes in India

K Bhowmick, I Dasgupta, S Pal - 2024 - econstor.eu
We examine how within-group inequality, by influencing the group bias of state institutions,
affects the cost-benefit calculus of individuals engaging in identity-assertive behaviour, that …

Touch thee not: Group conflict, caste power, and untouchability in rural India

S Pal, I Dasgupta - Caste Power, and Untouchability in Rural India …, 2020 - papers.ssrn.com
We investigate the impact of community power on the practice of untouchability-the
avoidance of physical contact–engaged in by upper and intermediate caste (OBC) Hindus …