Debating Affirmative Action: Conceptual, Contextual, and Comparative PerspectivesISBN: 978-1-4051-4839-9
Paperback
192 pages
May 2006, Wiley-Blackwell
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This collection examines the case for affirmative action in the UK
in relation to employment, higher education, the legal profession,
the judiciary, political representation and minority language
rights.
- Draws on experience of affirmative action in the United States,
Canada and Germany.
- Contributions highlight the importance of how affirmative
action is conceptualised and of context in evaluating the case for
affirmative action.
- Emphasises the need for pragmatic judgments about the likely effectiveness and costs of affirmative action policies.