Affirmative action in plural societies : international experiences
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Affirmative action in plural societies : international experiences
(Conflict, inequality and ethnicity)
Palgrave Macmillan, 2012
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  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 242-270) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Global contributors discuss the theoretical controversies concerning the merits and demerits of affirmative action, and explain why affirmative action is needed in multi-ethnic countries. They analyse actual experience with affirmative action policies their origin, nature and consequences in nine countries.
Table of Contents
- Foreword
- Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Affirmative Action: Foundations, Contexts, and Debates
- G.Brown , A.Langer & F.Stewart Affirmative Action and its Alternatives in Public Universities: What Do We Know?
- M.C.Long The Challenge of Positive Discrimination in India
- J.Heyer & N.G.Jayal Affirmative action in South Africa: an Empirical Assessment of the Impact on Labour Market Outcomes
- R.Burger & R.Jafta The Persistence of Black-white Income Differentials in Brazil
- R.G.Osorio Affirmative Action in Malaysia: An Overview of Progress and Limitations
- Z.A.Yusof Ethnicity and Inequality in Malaysia: A Retrospect and a Rethinking
- M.Mohamad Beyond Inequality? Assessing the Impact of Fair Employment, Affirmative Action and Equality Measures on Conflict in Northern Ireland
- J.Todd & J.Ruane How Effective is the Federal Character Commission in Nigeria?
- A.R.Mustapha
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