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The Ups and Downs of Affirmative Action Preferences
In the context of the evolution of affirmative action at the national and state levels, this study offers an empirical account of the citizens' movement in California that successfully resulted in the passage of a constitutional amendment to abolish such preferences in public education, public employment, and public contracting.
| Author(s) | By M. Ali Raza, A. Janell Anderson, Harry Glynn Custred, Jr.. |
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| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc |
| Format | Hardback |
| Pages | 224 |
| Published in | United States |
| Published | 30 Nov 1999 |
| Availability | Not yet available |
In the context of the evolution of affirmative action at the national and state levels, this study offers an empirical account of the citizens' movement in California that successfully resulted in the passage of a constitutional amendment to abolish such preferences in public education, public employment, and public contracting.
Preface The Origin of Affirmative Action: National Conscience and the Quest for Equality From Individual Rights to Group Preferences: Supreme Court Decisions (Griggs to Metro) One Step Backward and Two Forward Affirmative Action Diversity: A Euphemism
M. ALI RAZA teaches at the College of Business Administration at California State University, Sacramento. He served as a visiting Fulbright Professor at Vidyodaya University in Sri Lanka and as a senior adviser to the Government of Sri Lanka's United Nati
