Racism and equal opportunity policies in the 1980s / edited by Richard Jenkins and John Solomos.

Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
2nd ed.
Published/​Created
Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1989.
Description
xxiii, 244 p. ; 23 cm.

Details

Subject(s)
Related name
Series
Comparative ethnic and race relations series [More in this series]
Summary note
Revised and updated for this edition, this book looks at the problems of racism and equal opportunity in employment and government policies towards them in Britain. It brings together a group of specialist contributors and covers the major areas of debate.
Notes
Includes index.
Bibliographic references
Bibliography: p. 228-239.
Action note
Committed to retain in perpetuity — ReCAP Shared Collection (HUL)
Contents
  • Part I. The Law, Politics and Equal Opportunity
  • Racism, equal opportunity and public policy / John Solomos and Richard Jenkins
  • Racial inequality and the limits of law Laurence Lustgarten
  • The politics of anti-discrimination legislation : planned social reform or symbolic politics? / John Solomos
  • Religious discrimination and differentiation in Northern Ireland : the case of the Fair Employment Agency / John Darby
  • Part II. Dimensions of Equal Opportunity
  • 'Equality of opportunity' and inequality of outcome : the MSC, ethnic minorities and training policy / Malcolm Cross
  • The space between words : local authorities and the concept of equal opportunities / Ken Young
  • Equal opportunity in the private sector : the limits of voluntarism / Richard Jenkins
  • Monitoring equal opportunities policies : principles and practice / Nick Jewson and David Mason
  • 9. Training and organisational change : the target racism / Gloria Lee
  • Unequal comrades : trade unions, equal opportunity and racism / John Wrench
  • Part III. The Prospects for Equal Opportunity
  • Equal opportunity in the context of high levels of unemployment / Ed Rhodes and Peter Braham
  • Equal opportunity and the limits of the law : some themes / Richard Jenkins and John Solomos.
ISBN
0521389682
LCCN
^^^89032977^
OCLC
19776534
RCP
H - S
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