Discrimination in an unequal world

Proponents of globalization argue that it is helping & 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

Proponents of globalization argue that it is helping & 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.

Intro -- Contents -- Contributors -- PART I: STUDYING GLOBAL DISCRIMINATION -- 1 Discrimination in an Unequal World -- 2 Reflections on Globalization, Discrimination, and Affirmative Action -- 3 Measuring Discrimination -- PART II: CASE STUDIES -- 4 Racial and Class Discrimination in Assessments of Desert in Postapartheid Cape Town -- 5 Race and Social Interactions in Postapartheid South Africa -- 6 Race and Opportunity in the Transition from School to Higher Education in South Africa -- 7 Class, Race, and Social Mobility in Brazil -- 8 Sex-Based Discrimination Trends in Japan, 1965-2005: The Gender Wage Gap and the Marriage Bar -- 9 Male-Female Wage Differentials in Japan: The Importance of the Choice of Work Status -- 10 Roadblocks at the High End: The Role of Caste in Postuniversity Employment -- 11 The Language of Globalization: Meritocracy, Productivity, and the Persistence of Caste-Based Stereotypes among Indian Employers -- 12 Caste Is Not Past: The Persistence of Discrimination in India's Formal Labor Market -- 13 The Price of Globalization: Wage Penalties and Caste Inequality in Urban India -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.