Table of contents
On the norm of equality
Mark A. LutzPerceiving discrimination and unequal treatment as a problem implies an underlying value of human equality. Argues that such prescriptive equality is more powerful and more…
Ethical foundations of the contemporary living wage movement
Deborah M. FigartFaith‐based activism in living wage campaigns is on the rise. Summarizes recent campaigns to enact living wage ordinances in US municipalities, underscoring the role of…
Microenterprise as a practical alternative to maquiladoras
Barbara KraemerExamines alternative ways to foster microenterprises in developing countries. Microenterprises, in contrast to maquiladoras (assembly or processing plants), contribute to just…
Equitable allocations and the case for access
Roger A. McCainReviews some recent neoclassical‐economic writing on equitable allocation of resources and inquires whether this approach to equity might lead to a case for a right to access…
Is there injustice in the international economy?
Kishor ThanawalaEconomic as well as ethical aspects of discrimination and other forms of injustice in the context of a nation’s economy have been discussed by scholars for many decades. However…
Poverty: a worldwide form of injustice
Walter W. HainesAs Bill Gates’ estimated wealth has reached the unimaginable mark of $100 billion, and other billionaires are being created daily, the problem of inequality is becoming more and…
Economic dimensions of telecommunications access
Barry KeatingAs wealth and income increase, so too does the desire and ability to communicate with others. Suggests the opposite conclusion: that the link between telecommunications access and…
Trade as if children mattered
Brent McClintockThe use of abusive child labor in developing countries is investigated in terms of its violation of the fundamental human rights of children and its role in international…
An alternative safety net to patient dumping
John J. HisnanickHospitals adjusted their admitting practices and treatment protocols in response to the prospective payment system (PPS) enacted by the Health Care Financing Agency over a decade…
Race, disability and assistive devices: sociodemographics or discrimination
Rose M. Rubin, Shelley I. White‐MeansThis research provides empirically‐based, detailed information on race as a determinant of the relationship between chronic illness/disability and assistive device use by elderly…
Networks, culture, transaction costs and discrimination
Petur O. JonssonStarts out with a survey of various formal theories that have focused on discrimination in the labor market. Argues that Becker’s traditional taste for discrimination model, the…
Salary compression and inversion in the university workplace
Edward J. O’BoyleThere are two grounds in the USA for bringing a claim of race or gender discrimination: discriminatory intent; and discriminatory effect. As to age discrimination, however, a…
The functionality of market‐based discrimination
William DarityAdvances a framework for understanding the mechanisms that maintain unearned or inherited advantage or privilege in a hierarchical world of unequal rewards and differential…
Discrimination, inequality and the competitive model of US education
Bill Luker, Steven L. Cobb, William A. LukerUS public education is dominated by a win‐lose competitive model. While this model has been relatively successful in educating and training most Americans to function in the type…
Family structure, Afro‐Euro inequality and economic justice
Steven ShulmanThe dramatic increase in the fraction of all Afro‐American families headed by single women accounts for approximately two‐fifths of the Afro‐Euro family income gap. Examines the…
Is discrimination disappearing? Residential credit market evidence, 1992‐98
Gary A. DymskiMakes three contributions to the ongoing debate over whether racial discrimination is disappearing, and white privilege eroding. First, develops an argument concerning why many…
Insider trading in financial markets: legality, ethics, efficiency
Phillip Anthony O’HaraScrutinises legal, ethical and efficiency standards for and against insider trading. The main arguments supporting insider trading are that it promotes economic efficiency and…
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- Professor Terence Garrett