Affirmative action and racial preference : a debate / Carl Cohen, James P. Sterba.
Affirmative action and racial preference : a debate / Carl Cohen, James P. Sterba.
Affirmative action and racial preference : a debate / Carl Cohen, James P. Sterba.
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New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2003.
Date
2003.
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N342.73087/ 8
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English
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xv, 394 p. ; 22 cm.
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New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2003.
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New York (State)
Date Published
2003.
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Indeed, there are various kinds of affirmative action - compensation for past discrimination, remedial measures aimed at current discrimination, the guarantee of diversity - and Sterba reviews the Supreme Court cases that build a constitutional foundation for each. Affirmative action, he argues, favors qualified minority candidates, not unqualified...
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Affirmative action and racial preference : a debate / Carl Cohen, James P. Sterba.
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Point/counterpoint series.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 365-370).
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N342.73087/ 8
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74VK2PdPkmeX
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0195148940 (hbk.)
9780195148947 (cloth)
0195148940 (cloth)
9780195148954 (pbk.)
0195148959 (pbk.)
9780195148947 (hbk.)
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342.73087
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991017924709702626
