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The economics of discrimination

This second edition of Gary S. Becker's The Economics of Discrimination has been expanded to include three further discussions of the problem and an entirely new introduction which considers the contributions made by others in recent years and some of the more important problems remaining. Mr. Becker's work confronts the economic effects of discrimination in the market place because of race, religion, sex, color, social class, personality, or other non-pecuniary considerations. He demonstrates that discrimination in the market place by any group reduces their own real incomes as well as those o
eBook, English, 1971
University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 1971
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1 online resource (x, 167 pages)
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List of Tables; Introduction to the Second Edition; Introduction to the First Edition; 1. The Forces Determining Discrimination in the Market Place; 2. Effective Discrimination; 3. Employer Discrimination; 4. Employee Discrimination; 5. Consumer and Government Discrimination; 6. Market Discrimination; 7. Discrimination against Non-Whites. I; 8. Discrimination against Non-Whites. II; 9. Changes in Discrimination over Time; 10. Summary; Index