Network theory and research have identified the powerful dynamic of homophily whereby
individuals are more likely to connect with similar rather than dissimilar others. However …

This study examines the role of caste-based affiliations in the smallholders' social network
interactions for adoption choices. In particular, whether lower-caste, namely Scheduled …

Traditional measures of inequality, such as the Gini coefficient, involve pairwise
comparisons across all members of a given population. But, most people possess …