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Who should be the beneficiaries of affirmative action? Despite intense controversy surrounding such programs, we rarely ask the "Who Question" in the United States, and courts have struggled to find adequate answers. By contrast, India has developed a sophisticated methodology to determine beneficiaries through empirical analysis of societal disadvantage. This Article highlights the inadequacy of this country's equal protection jurisprudence to resolve the definitional conundrums underlying the "Who Question." It also investigates the feasibility and desirability of applying Indian methodology as an alternative. And it uses India's contrasting example as a lens to examine ambiguities and unarticulated values embedded in American affirmative action jurisprudence. The Article argues that India's model does not provide a workable answer to the "Who Question," and it suggests more modest definitional uses of Indian methods. Finally, the Article explores whether the "Who Question" should be decided by courts or political bodies, and proposes a hybrid solution. |
