Please stop helping us : (Record no. 24243)
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| LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER | |
|---|---|
| LC control number | 2013046338 |
| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781594037252 |
| DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Call number | 305.896/073 |
| MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Authors | Riley, Jason |
| TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Please stop helping us : |
| Subtitle | how liberals make it harder for black to succeed/ / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Jason L. Riley. |
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 205 p. ; |
| Size | 24 cm. |
| SUMMARY | |
| Summary | "This book explains why so many efforts by liberals to help the black underclass not only fail but often harm the intended beneficiaries. The intentions behind welfare programs may be noble, but in practice they have slowed the self-development that was necessary for other groups to advance. Minimum-wage laws may lift earnings for people who are already employed, but they also have a long history of pricing blacks out of the labor force. Affirmative action in higher education was intended to address past discrimination, but the result is fewer black college graduates, particularly in the fields of math and science, than would have existed in the absence racial preferences. And so it goes with everything from occupational licensing requirements, which make it more difficult for blacks to start businesses, to soft-on-crime laws that make black neighborhoods more dangerous, to policies that limit school choice out of a mistaken belief that charter schools and voucher programs harm the traditional public schools that most low-income students attend. In theory these efforts are intended to help the poor, and poor minorities in particular. In practice they become barriers to moving forward. Please Stop Helping Us lays bare these counterproductive results. People of good will want to see more black socio-economic advancement, but in too many instances the current methods and approaches aren't working. Acknowledging that is an important first step"-- |
| STUDY PROGRAM | |
| Program name | MIST910 |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Heading | African Americans |
| General | Government policy. |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Heading | African Americans |
| General | Social condtions |
| Chronological | 21st century. |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Heading | African Americans |
| General | Economic conditions |
| Chronological | 21st century. |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Heading | Liberalism |
| Form | United States. |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Heading | Social mobility |
| Form | United States. |
| ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | https://uowd.box.com/s/k78aqq08661ow064bal9f13f0y25k0ma |
| Public note | Location Map |
| MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| -- | 44960 |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| -- | 44961 |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| -- | 44962 |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| -- | 44963 |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| -- | 44964 |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| -- | 44965 |
| Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Permanent location | Current location | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Cost, replacement price | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| University of Wollongong in Dubai | University of Wollongong in Dubai | Main Collection | 2014-08-25 | AMAUK | 305.896073 RI PL | T0033931 | 2017-01-26 | 16.39 | 2017-01-26 | REGULAR | ||||
| University of Wollongong in Dubai | University of Wollongong in Dubai | Main Collection | 2014-08-25 | AMAUS | 305.896073 RI PL | T0033936 | 2017-01-26 | 16.39 | 2017-01-26 | REGULAR |