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Debating Affirmative Action: Conceptual, Contextual, and Comparative Perspectives
Aileen McHarg (Editor), Donald Nicolson (Editor)
ISBN: 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.
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