Economic and Political Perspectives of Fourth World Populations In India

Economic and Political Perspectives of Fourth World Populations In India

Kakali Majumdar

Volume 15, Number 1 (2025) 15 (1): 47-53


Keywords Fourth World populations, Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Dalits, Adivasis, India, poverty, social exclusion, caste system, economic inequality, political marginalization, Affirmative Action

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Kakali Majumdar

Published August 14, 2025

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Economic and Political Perspectives of Fourth World Populations In India. (2025). Fourth World Journal, 15(1), 47-53. https://doi.org/10.63428/xc3z8b21

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