02381nam--2200433---450-99000332593020331620120119152938.0978-92-79-11156-3000332593USA01000332593(ALEPH)000332593USA0100033259320091006d2009----km-y0itay50------baengLU||||||||001yyInternational perspectives on positive action measuresa comparative analysis in the European Union, Canada, the United States and South AfricaEuropean commission, Directorate-General for employment, social affairs and equal opportunitiesLuxembourgOffice for official publications of the European Communities200972 p.ill.30 cmThis study was undertaken to help the European Commission develop a framework for better understanding the role that positive action measures can play in practice in preventing or remedying discrimination. In addition, it offered insight into the kind of practical positive action measures already being taken in the EU (and in the EFTA-EEA countries), as well as the possible costs and benefits of the positive action measures. The study also sought to examine how legal frameworks, policies and practices of positive action in the EU compared with Canada, the USA and South Africa. [abstract tratto dalla pubblicazione]EguaglianzaPaesi della Comunità europeaBNCFEguaglianzaCanadaBNCFEguaglianzaStati Uniti d'AmericaEguaglianzaSud Africa331.13309404.08Pari opportunitàCommissione europea :Direzione generale Occupazione, affari sociali e pari opportunità573603ITsalbcISBDhttp://bookshop.europa.eu/en/international-perspectives-on-positive-action-measures-pbKE8109550/.Accesso libero online990003325930203316CDE 04.08 (LXIII)CDE 2311CDE 04.0800150349BKCDECDE1020091006USA011135MARIAS9020100622USA011058BATCH-UPD9020111212USA011317MARIAS9020120119USA011529International perspectives on positive action measures1120293UNISA