ISBN:
0739185624
,
9780739185629
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (xvi, 198 pages)
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Myers, Samuel L Race neutrality
DDC:
305.800973
Keywords:
Racism Economic aspects
;
Income distribution
;
SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Minority Studies
;
Income distribution
;
Race relations ; Economic aspects
;
Racism ; Economic aspects
;
SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Discrimination & Race Relations
;
United States Race relations
;
Economic aspects
;
United States
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
"Using illustrations from research on racial inequality in varied domains from public procurement and contracting to mortgage lending to child maltreatment to competitive swimming, Race Neutrality: Rationalizing Remedies to Racial Inequality argues that race neutrality--while desirable on its face--often fails to do what it is intended to do"--
Abstract:
The problem -- Problem structuring, race and policy analysis -- The curious case of competitive swimming and racial disparities in drowning -- The problem of racial disparities in child maltreatment -- Public procurement and contracting: the largest affirmative action program of all -- Markets, market failure, and black-white earnings inequality: race neutrality and the rising tide lifts all ships hypothesis -- Deterrence as a race-neutral strategy: the case of racial disparities in lending -- Compliance as a race-neutral strategy: the case of reverse discrimination litigation -- Alternatives to race-neutrality.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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