Discrimination and Disparities

viii, 308 sivua ; 25 cm, 320 sidor

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Publicerades 5 mars 2019 av Basic Books.

ISBN:
978-1-5416-4563-9
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OCLC-nummer:
1047549451
Finna ID:
piki.4845695

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Economic and other outcomes differ vastly among individuals, groups, and nations. Many explanations have been offered for the differences. Some believe that those with less fortunate outcomes are victims of genetics. Others believe that those who are less fortunate are victims of the more fortunate. This book gathers a wide array of empirical evidence to challenge the idea that different economic outcomes can be explained by any one factor, be it discrimination, exploitation, or genetics. This revised and enlarged edition also analyses the human consequences of the prevailing social vision of these disparities and the policies based on that vision - from educational disasters to widespread crime and violence.

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recenserade Discrimination and Disparities av Thomas Sowell

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I am underwhelmed by the scientific rigor in this book. "Empirical" is a stretch. While Sowell provides lots of citations and raw data, he uses then to reach conclusions which fall over to the lightest of logical breezes. Unfortunately, the conclusions which stand to criticism arn’t the least bit new or interesting. I was hoping he would address some of the underpinnings of the discussed disparities, however he all but ignores huge societal factors such as red lining and environmental conditions.

Unfortunately, he often cited opinion pieces who's underlying methods I couldn't find.

I can appreciate the distinction between the types of discrimination, and I believe it to be a useful synchronization of terminology. That doesn't make up for the incompleteness of the rest of the book

Ämnen

  • eriarvoisuus
  • tulonjako
  • tuloerot
  • yhteiskuntapolitiikka
  • talouspolitiikka
  • syrjintä
  • kulttuurierot
  • sosiaalinen oikeudenmukaisuus