Does Individual Economic Advancement Undermine Group Solidarity? The Impact of Caste Reparations on Dalit Solidarity in India

• In Event: Welfare, Identity and Political Participation

Brief Overview

As the economic condition of individuals from marginalized groups advances, do they exhibit reduced group solidarity? We examine this in the context of reparations for Dalits in India, using a natural experiment and a survey of 3,184 households.

Authors

• Gautam Nair, Harvard Kennedy School

• Akshay Dixit, Harvard University