The original edition of The Economics of Discrimination was warmly received by economists, sociologists, and psychologists alike for focusing the discerning eye of economic analysis upon a vital social problem—discrimination in the market place. The intimate relation of the theory and observation has resulted in a book of great vitality on a subject whose interest and importance are obvious.
Sociologists in the field of race relations will wish to read this book. Back to top. Table of Contents. Effective Discrimination 3.
Employer Discrimination 4. Employee Discrimination 5. Consumer and Government Discrimination 6. Market Discrimination 7. Discrimination against Non-Whites I 8. Discrimination against Non-Whites II 9. Changes in Discrimination over Time Summary Index. Related Titles. This reviewer learned something new and interesting in every chapter and particularly appreciated the clear survey of the age discrimination literature.
This book will be of value to academics and to those in the legal arena. Highly recommended. Jacobsen, Choice Discrimination s dynamic nature means that no single theory, method, data or study should be relied upon to assess its magnitude, causes, or remedies.
Despite some gains in our understanding, these remain active areas of debate among researchers, practitioners and policymakers. The specially commissioned papers in this volume, all by distinguished contributors, present the full range of issues related to this complex and challenging problem.
Part 1 explores innovations in methods and data collection that help to provide richer descriptions of inequality. Part 2 reviews empirical evidence on discrimination that people with disabilities, older workers and gay, lesbian and bisexual individuals face.
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