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245 00 a| Affirmative action in plural societies :b| international experiences /c| edited by Graham K. Brown, Senior Lecturer in international Development, and Director, Center for Development Studies, University of Bath, UK, Arnim Langer, University Lecturer in International Relations and Director, Centre for Research on Peace Development (CRPD), University of Leuven, Belgium, and Frances Stewart, Emeritus Professor of Development Economics and Director, Centre for Research on Inequality, Human Security and Ethnicity (CRISE), University of Oxford, UK ; with a foreword by Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva, former President of Brazil.;

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300 a| xvii, 280 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 23 cm.;

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490 1 a| Conflict, inequality and ethnicity;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 242-270) and index.;

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Affirmative action in plural societies : international experiences / edited by Graham K. Brown, Senior Lecturer in international Development, and Director, Center for Development Studies, University of Bath, UK, Arnim Langer, University Lecturer in International Relations and Director, Centre for Research on Peace Development (CRPD), University of Leuven, Belgium, and Frances Stewart, Emeritus Professor of Development Economics and Director, Centre for Research on Inequality, Human Security and Ethnicity (CRISE), University of Oxford, UK ; with a foreword by Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva, former President of Brazil.

Other author	Brown, Graham K., editor.
Other author	Langer, Arnim, editor.
Other author	Stewart, Frances, 1940- editor.
Format	Book
Publication	New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.
Description	xvii, 280 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Subjects	Affirmative action programs--Cross-cultural studies. Affirmative action programs in education--Cross-cultural studies.

Series	Conflict, inequality and ethnicity Conflict, inequality and ethnicity. ^A1154458
Contents	1. Affirmative action: foundations, contexts, and debates / Graham K. Brown, Arnim Langer and Frances Stewart -- 2. Affirmative action and Its alternatives in public universities: what do we know? / Mark C. Long -- 3. The challenge of positive discrimination in India / Judith Heyer and Niraja Gopal Jayal -- 4. Affirmative action in South Africa: an empirical assessment of the impact on labour market outcomes / Rulof Burger and Rachel Jafta -- 5. The persistence of black-white income differentials in Brazil / Rafael Guerreiro Osorio -- 6. Affirmative action in Malaysia: an overview of progress and limitations / Zainal Aznam Yusof -- 7. Ethnicity and inequality in Malaysia: a retrospect and a rethinking / Maznah Mohamad -- 8. Beyond inequality?: assessing the impact of fair employment, affirmative action and equality measures on conflict in Northern Ireland / Jennifer Todd and Joseph Ruane -- 9. Institutionalising ethnic representation: how effective is the Federal Character Commission in Nigeria? / Abdul Raufu Mustapha.
Abstract	"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 analyze actual experience with affirmative action policies - their origin, nature and consequences - in nine countries"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 242-270) and index.
LCCN	2012022926
ISBN	9780230277809 (hardback)
ISBN	0230277802 (hardback)

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