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Debating Affirmative Action : Conceptual, Contextual, and Comparative Perspectives, Paperback / softback Book

Debating Affirmative Action : Conceptual, Contextual, and Comparative Perspectives Paperback / softback

Edited by Aileen (University of Glasgow) McHarg, Donald (University of Strathclyde) Nicolson

Part of the Journal of Law and Society Special Issues series

Paperback / softback

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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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