Affirmative Action Around the World
Subtitle: An Empirical Study
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: March 10, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780300101997
Subjects: Equal opportunities; Business & Economics; Politics / Current Events; Politics/International Relations; Discrimination & Racism; Labor & Industrial Relations - General; Political Science / Social Policy; Economics - General; Affirmative action programs in; Affirmative action programs in education; Cross-cultural studies; Discrimination in education; Discrimination in employment
First sentence: While controversies rage over "affirmative action" policies in the United States, few Americans seem to notice the existence or relevance of similar policies in other countries around the world.