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008			970814s1997 ii b 001 0 eng
020			_a0195639839
041			_aEng.
082	0	0	_aKMD 305.8 _bNES
100	1		_aNesiah, Devanesan. _94862
245	1	0	_aDiscrimination with reason? _bThe policy of reservations in the United States, India, and Malaysia / _cDevanesan Nesiah.
260			_aDelhi ; _aNew York : _bOxford University Press, _c1997.
300			_axi, 344 p. ; _c23 cm.
520			_aReservation policies have been the subject of heated debate wherever they have operated. Various schemes for reverse discrimination based on gender, ethnicity, or geographical location have been in force in a number of developed and developing countries, and have evolved in response to certain socio-political problems arising from persistent disparities and a history of discrimination and marginalization. Affirmative Action in the USA, Protective Discrimination in India, Bumiputra Preferences in Malaysia involve reverse discrimination designed to compensate for existing inequalities. The author asks whether such policies are in fact sound and accomplish the ends they are designed to fulfill. Discrimination with Reason is an inter-country study of affirmative action. It is multidisciplinary both in its analytical approach and substantive focus, bringing together the fields of public policy, law, education, sociology and history. The book evaluates the theoretical aspects as well as the practical implementation of the policy
650		0	_aDiscrimination _zUnited States. _94863
650		0	_aDiscrimination _zIndia. _94864
650		0	_aDiscrimination _zMalaysia. _94865
651		0	_aUnited States _xRace relations. _93628
651		0	_aUnited States _xEthnic relations. _94866
651		0	_aIndia _xRace relations. _94867
651		0	_aIndia _xEthnic relations. _9913
651		0	_aMalaysia _xRace relations. _94868
651		0	_aMalaysia _xEthnic relations. _94869
856	4	2	_3Publisher description _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0640/97903273-d.html
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