Affirmative Action, Ethnicity and Conflict

Affirmative Action, Ethnicity and Conflict
ISBN-10
1136157182
ISBN-13
9781136157189
Category
Social Science
Pages
232
Language
English
Published
2012-11-27
Publisher
Routledge
Authors
Edmund Terence Gomez, Ralph Premdas

Description

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, Northern Ireland, Brazil, Malaysia and Fiji.

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