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The Deserving Poor, The Undeserving Poor, And Class-Based Affirmative Action, Khiara M. Bridges
The Deserving Poor, The Undeserving Poor, And Class-Based Affirmative Action, Khiara M. Bridges
Khiara M Bridges
This Article is a critique of class-based affirmative action. It begins by observing that many professed politically conservative individuals have championed class-based affirmative action. However, it observes that political conservatism is not typically identified as an ideology that generally approves of improving the poor’s well-being through the means that class-based affirmative action employs — that is, through redistributing wealth by taking wealth from a wealthy individual and giving it directly to a poor person. This is precisely what class-based affirmative action does: it takes a seat in an incoming class (a species of wealth) from a wealthy individual and gives …
The Deserving Poor, The Undeserving Poor, And Class-Based Affirmative Action, Khiara M. Bridges
The Deserving Poor, The Undeserving Poor, And Class-Based Affirmative Action, Khiara M. Bridges
Faculty Scholarship
This Article is a critique of class-based affirmative action. It begins by observing that many professed politically conservative individuals have championed class-based affirmative action. However, it observes that political conservatism is not typically identified as an ideology that generally approves of improving the poor’s well-being through the means that class-based affirmative action employs — that is, through redistributing wealth by taking wealth from a wealthy individual and giving it directly to a poor person. This is precisely what class-based affirmative action does: it takes a seat in an incoming class (a species of wealth) from a wealthy individual and gives …
Economic Inequality And College Admissions Policies, David Orentlicher
Economic Inequality And College Admissions Policies, David Orentlicher
Scholarly Works
As economic inequality in the United States has reached unprecedented heights, reformers have focused considerable attention on changes in the law that would provide for greater equality in wealth among Americans. No doubt, much benefit would result from more equitable tax policies, fairer workplace regulation, and more generous spending policies.
But there may be even more to gain by revising college admissions policies. Admissions policies at the Ivy League and other elite American colleges do much to exacerbate the problem of economic inequality. Accordingly, reforming those policies may represent the most effective strategy for restoring a reasonable degree of economic …
Affirmative Action: More Efficient Than Color Blindness, Abraham L. Wickelgren
Affirmative Action: More Efficient Than Color Blindness, Abraham L. Wickelgren
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One of the most compelling reasons against affirmative action is the principle of color blindness, that is, the idea that race is an irrelevant characteristic that should not affect higher education admissions or hiring decisions. Despite its intuitive appeal, this paper shows that adherence to this principle impedes economic efficiency when there has been past discrimination based on color. Past discrimination creates inefficiencies in the economy that persist across generations. Because of this persistence, race is not an irrelevant characteristic for firms and universities looking to hire or admit the best candidates. Affirmative action, not color-blindness, is necessary to reduce …
Global Issues In Compensatory Justice: Introduction, Penelope Andrews
Global Issues In Compensatory Justice: Introduction, Penelope Andrews
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