Minority Business Enterprise Programmes in the United States of America
An Empirical Investigation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11448355 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Martin J Sweet (Florida Atlantic University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 160-180 |
| Publication date | 2006-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Law and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0263-323X • E-ISSN: 1467-6478 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-6478.2006.00353.x |
| OpenAlex | W2157618335 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
Affirmative action in the United States has generated no shortage of academic, legal, and popular analysis. Yet few ever ask, let alone test, the most fundamental question about affirmative action ‐ whether it actually works. This article provides an historical overview of affirmative action in the United States, briefly reviews its legal status, and then tests the effectiveness of one type of affirmative action in three American cities between 1981 and 2000. It finds that affirmative action in government contracting does not significantly increase minority employment and is statistically insignificant in eradicating discrimination in contracting
Action (physics · Affirmative action · Economic shortage · Government (linguistics · Political science · Test (biology · Labor Movements and Unions · Law · Public Administration · Public Procurement and Policy
| Citations per year | 0.22 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2017 - 2019 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |