Race Neutrality: Rationalizing Remedies to Racial Inequality

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Race Neutrality
Race Neutrality: Rationalizing Remedies to Racial Inequality
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Contents
Acknowledgments
List of Figures
List of Tables
Introduction
Chapter 1
The Problem*
	Historical Underpinnings
	The Economic Case for Diversity
	The Economic Case against Diversity
	The Post-Obama/Race-Neutrality Phase
	The Minnesota Paradox17
	Are Blacks Worse Off in Minnesota Than in Mississippi?21
	Summary
	Notes
Chapter 2
Problem Structuring, Race, and Policy Analysis*
	Race Analysis
	Summary
	Notes
Chapter 3
The Curious Case of Competitive Swimming and Racial Disparities in Drowning*
	The Minnesota Context: Racial Discrimination without Racism
	Drowning Rates: The Minnesota Paradox, Once Again
	The Public Health Rationale for Reducing Racial Disparities in Swimming
	Conclusion
	Notes
Chapter 4
The Problem of Racial Disparities in Child Maltreatment*
	Minnesota Once Again1
	Perceptions Matter4
	Implications
	Notes
Chapter 5
Public Procurement and Contracting
	Methods of Disparity Studies
	The FTA Guidelines
	Race-Neutral Goal Strategies
	Are Goals Needed? The Case of Asians
	Do Non-DBEs Benefit from DBE Programs?
	Conclusion
	Notes
Chapter 6
Markets, Market Failure, and Black-White Earnings Inequality
	Markets and the Efficient Allocation of Resources
	When Markets Fail—Classic Examples
	Is Racial Inequality a Form of Market Failure?
	Markets and Increasing Interracial Inequality: Widening Gaps in Unfettered Markets
	Summary and Conclusion
Chapter 7
Deterrence as a Race-Neutral Strategy
	The Problem
	The Homeownership Context
	The Fair Lending Context
	Theoretical Background
	Results
	Caveats and Limitations
	Summary and Conclusion
	Notes
Chapter 8
Compliance as a Race-Neutral Strategy
	Background
	Deterrence and Compliance
	Data and Measurement
	Results
	Conclusion
	Appendix A.1
	Appendix B.1
	Notes
Chapter 9
Alternatives to Race-Neutrality*†
	Discrimination
	Past Wrongs and Atrocities
	Blocked Access to Opportunities
	The Problem to Be Remedied and the Justification for the Remedy
	Racial Reconciliation1
	Anti-Racism6
	Summary
	Notes
Epilogue
Bibliography
Index
About the Authors