Discrimination in an Unequal World

by Miguel Ángel Centeno and Katherine S. Newman

Is globalization making our world more equal, or less? Proponents of globalization argue that it is helping and that in a competitive world, no one can afford to discriminate except on the basis of skills. Opponents counter that globalization does nothing but provide a meritocratic patina on a consistently unequal distribution of opportunity. Yet, despite the often deafening volume of the debate, there is surprisingly little empirical work available...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199732175
• ISBN13: 9780199732173
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"