Workplace equality : international perspectives on legislation, policy and practice

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Workplace equality : international perspectives on legislation, policy and practice

edited by Carol Agocs

(Library of public policy and public administration / general editor, Dick W.P. Ruiter, v. 7)

Kluwer Law International, c2002

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Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents of Works

  • Systemic discrimination in employment : mapping the issue and the policy responses / Carol Agocs
  • Employment equity in selected countries : the case of racial and ethnic minorities / Harish C. Jain
  • Unfinished business : employment equality in Australia / Glenda Strachan and John Burgess
  • Canada's employment equity legislation and policy, 1986-2000 : unfulfilled promises / Carol Agocs
  • Employment equity legislation in Ontario : a case study in the politics of backlash / Abigail B. Bakan and Audrey Kobayashi
  • Repeal of the Ontario employment equity laws : denial of equal protection of the law / Chile Eboe-Osuji and Elizabeth McIsaac
  • Gender equality in India / Harish C. Jain and C.S. Venkata Ratnam
  • Between public controversy and market initiative : the politics of employment equity and diversity in the Netherlands / Folke J. Glastra, Petra E. Schedler and Erik Kats
  • Multiculturalism with a price tag : on the theory and practice of intercultural management in the Netherlands / Folke J. Glastra, Petra E. Schedler and Erik Kats
  • Northern Ireland : gender, race and the new equality agenda / Sheila Rogers
  • Employment equity in South Africa : overcoming the apartheid legacy / Frank M. Horwitz and Harish C. Jain
  • Affirmative action in American employment law : past, present and future / Mary F. Radford
  • Pay and employment equity : the role of markets, collective bargaining and legislation / Morley Gunderson

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This book provides theoretical perspectives on systemic discrimination in employment and an overview of policy and institutional responses in eight countries, focusing on affirmative action and employment equity policies. As a unique international comparative survey and assessment of affirmative action and employment equity policies, this is a sourcebook for researchers, practitioners and students in the fields of public policy, employment law, sociology, industrial relations and human rights.

Table of Contents

  • Preface. 1. Systemic Discrimination in Employment: Mapping the Issue and the Policy Responses
  • C. Agocs. 2. Employment Equity in Selected Countries: The Case of Racial and Ethnic Minorities
  • H.C. Jain. 3. Unfinished Business: Employment Equality in Australia
  • G. Strachan, J. Burgess. 4. Canada's Employment Equity Legislation and Policy, 1986-2000: Unfulfilled Promises
  • C. Agocs. 5. Employment Equity Legislation in Ontario: A Case Study in the Politics of Backlash
  • A.B. Bakan, A. Kobayashi. 6. Repeal of the Ontario Employment Equity Laws: Denial of Equal Protection of the Law
  • C. Eboe-Osuji, E. McIsaac. 7. Gender Equality in India
  • H.C. Jain, C.S. Venkata Ratnam. 8. Between Public Controversy and Market Initiative: The Politics of Employment Equity and Diversity in the Netherlands
  • F.J. Glastra, et al. 9. Multiculturalism with a Price Tag: On the Theory and Practice of Intercultural Management in the Netherlands
  • F.J. Glastra, et al. 10. Northern Ireland - Gender, Race and the New Equality Agenda
  • S. Rogers. 11. Employment Equity in South Africa: Overcoming the Apartheid Legacy
  • F.M. Horwitz, H.C. Jain. 12. Affirmative Action in American Employment Law: Past, Present and Future
  • M.F. Radford. 13. Pay and Employment Equity: The Role of Markets, Collective Bargaining and Legislation
  • M. Gunderson. Subject Index.

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  • NCID
    BA60090468
  • ISBN
    • 9041118438
  • Country Code
    ne
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Hague
  • Pages/Volumes
    x, 283 p.
  • Size
    25 cm
  • Parent Bibliography ID
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