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Peer reviewedLa Noue, George R. – Public Interest, 2000
Discusses a controversial benchmark study by the U.S. Department of Commerce in 1998 that supported a form of affirmative action for minority-owned small businesses, focusing on some of its questionable methodology and conclusions. Examines program specifics, the benchmark study, data collection and evaluation problems, and who is doing the…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Benchmarking, Disadvantaged, Federal Government
