Politics of Preferential Development: Trans-global study of affirmative action and ethnic conflict in Fiji, Malaysia and South Africa
The book is a critical examination of affirmative action, a form of preferential development often used to address the situation of disadvantaged groups. It uses a trans-global approach, as opposed to the comparative approach, to examine the relationship between affirmative action, ethnic conflict a...
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| description | The book is a critical examination of affirmative action, a form of preferential development often used to address the situation of disadvantaged groups. It uses a trans-global approach, as opposed to the comparative approach, to examine the relationship between affirmative action, ethnic conflict and the role of the state in Fiji, Malaysia and South Africa. While affirmative action has noble goals, there are often intervening political and ideological factors in the form of ethno-nationalism and elite interests, amongst others, which potentially undermine fair distribution of affirmative action resources. The book examines the affirmative action philosophies and programs of the three countries and raises pertinent questions about whether affirmative action has led to equality, social justice, harmony and political stability and explores future possibilities. “Steven Ratuva provides a brilliant critical study, not just of affirmative action policy and practice in three very different postcolonial contexts, but of the very complex matters of principle, justification and ideology that are involved more generally. It is an invaluable contribution to the literature on this important topic.”
- Dr Stephanie Lawson, Professor of Politics and International Relations, Macquarie University.
“Scholarly and provocative, Steven Ratuva’s Politics of Preferential Development is an original and insightful comparative contribution to the growing literature on affirmative action around the world.”
- Dr Ralph Premdas, Professor of Public Policy, University of West Indies; Former Professor, University of California Berkeley and University of Toronto. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-332942025-01-23T01:37:30Z Politics of Preferential Development: Trans-global study of affirmative action and ethnic conflict in Fiji, Malaysia and South Africa Ratuva, Steven affirmative action policy studies Bumiputera (Malaysia) Fiji Fijians Indo-Fijians thema EDItEUR::1 Place qualifiers::1F Asia::1FM South East Asia::1FMM Malaysia thema EDItEUR::1 Place qualifiers::1H Africa::1HF Sub-Saharan Africa::1HFM Southern Africa::1HFMS Republic of South Africa thema EDItEUR::1 Place qualifiers::1M Australasia, Oceania, Pacific Islands, Atlantic Islands::1MK Oceania::1MKL Melanesia::1MKLF Fiji thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPA Political science and theory The book is a critical examination of affirmative action, a form of preferential development often used to address the situation of disadvantaged groups. It uses a trans-global approach, as opposed to the comparative approach, to examine the relationship between affirmative action, ethnic conflict and the role of the state in Fiji, Malaysia and South Africa. While affirmative action has noble goals, there are often intervening political and ideological factors in the form of ethno-nationalism and elite interests, amongst others, which potentially undermine fair distribution of affirmative action resources. The book examines the affirmative action philosophies and programs of the three countries and raises pertinent questions about whether affirmative action has led to equality, social justice, harmony and political stability and explores future possibilities. “Steven Ratuva provides a brilliant critical study, not just of affirmative action policy and practice in three very different postcolonial contexts, but of the very complex matters of principle, justification and ideology that are involved more generally. It is an invaluable contribution to the literature on this important topic.” - Dr Stephanie Lawson, Professor of Politics and International Relations, Macquarie University. “Scholarly and provocative, Steven Ratuva’s Politics of Preferential Development is an original and insightful comparative contribution to the growing literature on affirmative action around the world.” - Dr Ralph Premdas, Professor of Public Policy, University of West Indies; Former Professor, University of California Berkeley and University of Toronto. 2021-02-10T12:58:18Z 2013-11-21 00:00:00 2020-04-01T14:50:01Z 2013 book 459990 OCN: 849317063 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/33534 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/33294 eng open access image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg n/a n/a n/a https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/33534/1/459990.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/33534/1/459990.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/33534/1/459990.pdf ANU Press 10.26530/OAPEN_459990 10.26530/OAPEN_459990 975ba519-3ce2-4517-95bf-b847729fbcf1 Canberra open access |
| spellingShingle | affirmative action policy studies Bumiputera (Malaysia) Fiji Fijians Indo-Fijians thema EDItEUR::1 Place qualifiers::1F Asia::1FM South East Asia::1FMM Malaysia thema EDItEUR::1 Place qualifiers::1H Africa::1HF Sub-Saharan Africa::1HFM Southern Africa::1HFMS Republic of South Africa thema EDItEUR::1 Place qualifiers::1M Australasia, Oceania, Pacific Islands, Atlantic Islands::1MK Oceania::1MKL Melanesia::1MKLF Fiji thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPA Political science and theory Ratuva, Steven Politics of Preferential Development: Trans-global study of affirmative action and ethnic conflict in Fiji, Malaysia and South Africa |
| title | Politics of Preferential Development: Trans-global study of affirmative action and ethnic conflict in Fiji, Malaysia and South Africa |
| title_full | Politics of Preferential Development: Trans-global study of affirmative action and ethnic conflict in Fiji, Malaysia and South Africa |
| title_fullStr | Politics of Preferential Development: Trans-global study of affirmative action and ethnic conflict in Fiji, Malaysia and South Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Politics of Preferential Development: Trans-global study of affirmative action and ethnic conflict in Fiji, Malaysia and South Africa |
| title_short | Politics of Preferential Development: Trans-global study of affirmative action and ethnic conflict in Fiji, Malaysia and South Africa |
| title_sort | politics of preferential development trans global study of affirmative action and ethnic conflict in fiji malaysia and south africa |
| topic | affirmative action policy studies Bumiputera (Malaysia) Fiji Fijians Indo-Fijians thema EDItEUR::1 Place qualifiers::1F Asia::1FM South East Asia::1FMM Malaysia thema EDItEUR::1 Place qualifiers::1H Africa::1HF Sub-Saharan Africa::1HFM Southern Africa::1HFMS Republic of South Africa thema EDItEUR::1 Place qualifiers::1M Australasia, Oceania, Pacific Islands, Atlantic Islands::1MK Oceania::1MKL Melanesia::1MKLF Fiji thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPA Political science and theory |
| topic_facet | affirmative action policy studies Bumiputera (Malaysia) Fiji Fijians Indo-Fijians thema EDItEUR::1 Place qualifiers::1F Asia::1FM South East Asia::1FMM Malaysia thema EDItEUR::1 Place qualifiers::1H Africa::1HF Sub-Saharan Africa::1HFM Southern Africa::1HFMS Republic of South Africa thema EDItEUR::1 Place qualifiers::1M Australasia, Oceania, Pacific Islands, Atlantic Islands::1MK Oceania::1MKL Melanesia::1MKLF Fiji thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPA Political science and theory |
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