Unequal Treatment (Routledge Revivals) - A Study in the Neo-Classical Theory of Discrimination

This book, written by two leading Swedish economists and first published in 1984, constitutes a threefold contribution to the expanding field of economic discrimination. This is a fascinating title that will be of value to any economics students researching the development of discrimination theory during the twentieth-century in particular.

List of contents

Preface; 1. Introduction 2. Economic Theories of Discrimination 3. The Beckerian Approach to Discrimination 4. The Pecuniary Becker Model 5. A Two-Good Model with Complete Specialization 6. A Crowding Approach to Labor Market Segregation 7. A More Realistic Crowding Model 8. An Application of the Theory: Racial Discrimination in South Africa 9. Summary and Concluisons; Bibliography; Index

About the author

Mats Lundahl, Eskil Wadensjo

Summary

This book, written by two leading Swedish economists and first published in 1984, constitutes a threefold contribution to the expanding field of economic discrimination. This is a fascinating title that will be of value to any economics students researching the development of discrimination theory during the twentieth-century in particular.

Product details

• Authors: Mats Lundahl, Mats (Stockholm School of Economics Lundahl, Mats Wadensjo Lundahl, Eskil Wadensjo
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.09.2014
• EAN: 9781138818859
• ISBN: 978-1-138-81885-9
• No. of pages: 328
• Series: Routledge Revivals; Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Miscellaneous; Sociology, Business & Economics / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development, Social groups, Social discrimination & inequality, International Economics, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Human Geography, Regional Geography, Development economics & emerging economies, Development economics and emerging economies, Social discrimination and social justice, Social groups, communities and identities