Affirmative Action, Ethnicity and Conflict

Affirmative Action, Ethnicity and Conflict
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 283
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ISBN-10 : 9781136157189
ISBN-13 : 1136157182
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Book Synopsis Affirmative Action, Ethnicity and Conflict by : Edmund Terence Gomez

Download or read book Affirmative Action, Ethnicity and Conflict written by Edmund Terence Gomez and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-11-27 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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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