Nixon's Ghost: Racial Quotas--May They Rest in Peace.

Meyerson, Adam

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ERIC Number: EJ511171

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1995

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Nixon's Ghost: Racial Quotas--May They Rest in Peace.

Meyerson, Adam

Policy Review, n73 p4-5 Sum 1995

Discusses reasons for the repeal of government-mandated racial quotas and why this is gaining support from the American people. The author highlights the reason affirmative action is important and why it does not lend itself to bureaucratic oversight in the form of quotas, goals, or timetables. (GR)

Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Blacks, Civil Rights, Criticism, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Minority Groups, Political Attitudes, Political Issues, Quotas, Racial Balance, Racial Relations, Reverse Discrimination

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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