What does affirmative action do?

Industrial and Labor Relations Review

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 240-271

  Holzer, Harry J ^a   Neumark, David ^a  

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EID: 0000480155     PISSN: 00197939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001979390005300204     Document Type: Article

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