Affirmative Action Around the World

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An Empirical Study

By Thomas Sowell

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Affirmative Action Around the World by Thomas Sowell provides a rigorous analysis of race preference programmes in the United States and internationally. Through detailed empirical data, Sowell challenges the effectiveness of affirmative action policies, arguing that they have frequently failed to achieve their intended goals and often produced unintended negative consequences.
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This book is ideal for readers interested in education policy, social theory, economics, and those seeking a critical perspective on affirmative action globally. It will appeal to academics, policymakers, and informed general readers looking for an evidence-based examination of complex social issues.

An eminent authority presents a new perspective on affirmative action in a provocative book that will stir fresh debate about this vitally important issue

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In this important book, an eminent authority presents a new perspective on affirmative action, investigating its actual consequences in the United States and in other countries where it has been in effect. Evaluating his empirical data, Thomas Sowell concludes that race preference programmes worldwide have not met expectations and have often produced the opposite of what was originally intended.

A delight: terse, well-argued, and utterly convincing. — Economist

Among contemporary economists and social theorists, one of the most prolific, intellectually independent, and iconoclastic is Thomas Sowell. Enormously learned, wonderfully clear-headed, he sees reality as it is, and flinches at no truth. Sowell's presentation of the data is instructive and illuminating — and disturbing. — Carl Cohen, Commentary

Another brilliant, bracing achievement by Thomas Sowell. With characteristic lucidity, erudition, and depth, Sowell examines the true effects of affirmative action around the globe. This book is compelling, important, mind-opening. — Amy Chua, author of World on Fire: How Exporting Free Market Democracy Breeds Ethnic Hatred and Global Instability

A masterpiece that deserves to be one of the most influential books of our time. Any honest reader will be informed and enlightened. — Donald Kagan, Yale University

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The Economist praises the book as "a delight: terse, well-argued, and utterly convincing." Carl Cohen of Commentary describes Sowell as "enormously learned" and "wonderfully clear-headed," emphasising the instructive and disturbing nature of his data presentation. Amy Chua calls it a "brilliant, bracing achievement," highlighting its lucidity and depth. Yale's Donald Kagan regards it as "a masterpiece" and essential reading for honest readers seeking enlightenment.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780300107753

Publisher: Yale University Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 11 March 2005

Country: United States

Imprint: Yale University Press

Audience: General / adult, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 17.0mm

Width: 140.0mm

Height: 210.0mm

Weight: 272g

Pages: 256

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Education & Reference Non-Fiction Politics & Current Affairs Thomas Sowell

About the Author

Thomas Sowell is the Rose and Milton Friedman Senior Fellow in Public Policy at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. The author of numerous books, he also writes a nationally syndicated column that appears in more than 150 newspapers and contributes regularly to Forbes magazine. He has taught economics at various colleges and universities, including Cornell, Amherst, and the University of California-Los Angeles.