The Affirmative Action Myth: Why Blacks Don't Need Racial Preferences to Succeed - Tapa dura

Riley, Jason L

 
9781541604551: The Affirmative Action Myth: Why Blacks Don't Need Racial Preferences to Succeed
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ISBN 10: 1541604555 ISBN 13: 9781541604551
Editorial: Basic Books, 2025

Sinopsis

From Wall Street Journal columnist and Manhattan Institute senior fellow Jason L. Riley, a contrarian argument that racial preferences have done more harm than good for black Americans

After the Supreme Court ruled in 2023 that the use of race in college admissions was unconstitutional, many predicted that the black middle class was doomed. One byproduct of a half century of affirmative action is that it has given people the impression that blacks can't advance without special treatment. In The Affirmative Action Myth, Jason L. Riley details the neglected history of black achievement without government intervention. Using empirical data, Riley shows how black families lifted themselves out of poverty prior to the racial preference policies of the 1960s and 1970s.

Black employment, incomes, homeownership, and educational attainment all were on the rise in the first two-thirds of the twentieth century and began to stagnate only after affirmative action became the law of the land, tainting black achievement with suspicions of unfair advantage. Countering thinkers who blame white supremacy and systemic racism for today's racial gaps, Riley offers a more optimistic story of black success without racial favoritism.

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Acerca del autor

Jason L. Riley is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a columnist for the Wall Street Journal. He is the author of several previous books, including Maverick: A Biography of Thomas Sowell.

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Editorial
Basic Books
Año de publicación
2025
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
1541604555
ISBN 13 
9781541604551
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
288
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