Affirmative Action Around The World by Thomas Sowell
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Themes: affirmative action, developing world, international perspective
This fascinating book by Thomas Sowell chronicles the development of affirmative action programs in different countries of the world, including India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Nigeria, and the United States. Sowell’s overall take is that the net consequences of affirmative action are negative, but he does a good job going over many of the aspects.
Here is a transcript of a Hoover Institution video of an interview of Thomas Sowell by Peter Robinson, part of the Hoover Institution’s Uncommon Knowledge series.
Scholarly reviews: James P. Sterba (link is to JSTOR, requires JSTOR subscription).
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