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Affirmative action, ethnicity, and conflict /
In recent years a number of countries have introduced affirmative action programmes in order to put right historical injustices and economic inequalities involving ethnic communities. This book examines affirmative action programmes in a range of countries around the world. It discusses how such pro...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
London :
Routledge,
2013.
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| Colección: | Routledge Malaysian studies series ;
v. 14. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In recent years a number of countries have introduced affirmative action programmes in order to put right historical injustices and economic inequalities involving ethnic communities. This book examines affirmative action programmes in a range of countries around the world. It discusses how such programmes came about and how they have been implemented, and examines their effectiveness. Throughout it explores how far affirmative action programmes reinforce ethnic identities and thereby contribute to division and conflict. The countries covered are India, the United States, South Africa, Norther. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xv, 213 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781136157196 1136157190 9780203078839 0203078837 |