Who Is Eligible? Should Affirmative Action be Group- or Class-Based?

American Journal of Economics and Sociology

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 238-268

  Darity, William ^a   Deshpande, Ashwini ^a   Weisskopf, Thomas ^a  

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EID: 78650913479     PISSN: 00029246     EISSN: 15367150     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1536-7150.2010.00770.x     Document Type: Article

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