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UNINA9910784588003321 |
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Titolo |
Boundaries of clan and color : transnational comparisons of inter-group disparity / / edited by William Darity, Jr. and Ashwini Deshpande |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2003 |
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ISBN |
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1-134-47995-6 |
1-134-47996-4 |
0-429-24223-9 |
1-280-10741-3 |
0-203-98771-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (193 p.) |
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Collana |
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Advances in social economics |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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DarityWilliam A. <1953-> |
DeshpandeAshwini <1965-> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Income distribution |
Equality - Economic aspects |
Ethnic groups - Economic conditions |
Race - Economic aspects |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; 1 Boundaries of clan and color: an introduction; 2 Race, gender and regional labor market inequalities in Brazil; 3 Earnings differentials among ethnic groups in Canada; 4 Understanding recent empirical evidence on race and labor market outcomes in the USA; 5 If not reconciliation, then what?; 6 Multiracialism and meritocracy; 7 Recasting economic inequality; 8 The mobility of Japan's Burakumin; 9 Malaysia's New Economic Policy: has it been a success?; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Economic disparity between ethnic and racial groups is a ubiquitous and pervasive phenomenon internationally. Gaps between groups encompass employment, wage, occupational status and wealth differentials. Virtually every nation is comprised of a group whose material well-being is sharply depressed in comparison with another, socially dominant group.This collection is a cross-national, |
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