| Description |
187 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Should America do more to reduce economic inequality? Economic inequality is a serious problem in America / Bill Moyers -- Efforts to promote economic equality are misguided / John Kekes -- Repealing the estate tax is just / Citizens for a Sound Economy -- Repealing the estate tax is unjust / William H. Gates Sr., Chuck Collins -- United States should enact a living wage law to help the poor / Bill Quigley -- Living wage law would not help the poor / Thomas Sowell -- What policies would promote social justice for African Americans? African Americans are oppressed in American society / Paul Street -- African Americans are not oppressed in American society / David Horowitz -- Affirmative action programs promote justice for African Americans / E. A. Rohrbach Perry -- Affirmative action programs are unjust / Steven Yates -- Slavery reparations would promote social justice / Manning Marable -- Slavery reparations would not promote social justice / Linda Chavez. |
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What policies would promote social justice for women? Women earn less that men due to gender discrimination / Joel Wendland -- Women do not earn less than men due to gender discrimination / Denise Venable -- Comparable worth policies promote social justice / Heather Boushey -- Comparable worth policies do not promote social justice / Rebecca A. Thacker, Joshua C. Hall -- Workplace sexual harassment laws promote justice for women / Equal Rights Advocates -- Workplace sexual harassment laws do not promote justice for women / Joan Kennedy Taylor -- Is global social justice being upheld? Global capitalist system is unjust / Kai Nielsen -- Global capitalist system is fair / Johan Norberg -- Globalization has been unfair to the world's poor / Jean-Bertrand Aristide -- Globalization has been fair to the world's poor / Doug Bandow -- Capitalism must be overthrown / Ken Boettcher -- There are no just alternatives to capitalism / John Isbister. |
| Subject |
Equality.
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Social justice.
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African Americans -- Civil rights.
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Women's rights.
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Capitalism -- Social aspects.
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| Added Author |
Dudley, William, 1964-
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| ISBN |
0737729619 (lib. : alk. paper) |
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0737729627 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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