M. Niaz Asadullah|Gastón Yalonetzky
Inequality of Educational Opportunity in India: Changes Over Time and Across States
University of Reading|IZA - Institute of Labor Economics|University of Leeds
paper documents extent inequality educational opportunity india spanning period 19832004 using national sample surveys build recent developments literature operationalized concepts inequality opportunity theory construct several indices inequality educational opportunity adult sample kerala stands least opportunityunequal state rajasthan gujarat uttar pradesh experienced largescale falls ranking inequality opportunities contrast west bengal orissa made significant progress reducing inequality opportunity also examine links progress toward equality opportunity selection propoor policies