Ethnic stratification and economic inequality around the world :
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[Book]
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the end of exploitation and exclusion? /
First Statement of Responsibility
Max Haller in collaboration with Anja Eder
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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xx, 397 pages :
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illustrations, maps ;
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25 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes
CONTENTS NOTE
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Part I. The problem, theory and quantitative statistical analysis. Worldwide differences in national structures of economic inequality : some basic facts and their view in economics and sociology -- Ethnic differentiation, stratification and conflicts in the world today : concepts, theories and basic facts -- Ethnic stratification and economic inequality : theory and hypotheses -- Income inequality as a result of ethnic heterogeneity and ethno-class exploitation : macro-level quantitative and qualitative analyses -- Part II. Historical-comparative analysis and case studies. The prevention and the emergence of ethnic differentiation and stratification : a sociological-historical typology -- Two roads toward egalitarianism in ethnic homogeneous societies : Sweden and Japan -- Ethnic-national cleavages and the rise and fate of communist systems -- The ethnic hierarchy : India's caste system in comparative perspective -- Coloured class structures : Brazil and Hispanic America -- Ethno-class regimes : the origins and forces sustaining glaring economic inequality in sub-Saharan Africa -- 'Separate, but equal' : the characteristics, origins, and aftermaths of apartheid systems -- Israel : surge of inequality in a young ethno-nation -- Pre-conditions and perspectives for peace and equality in ethnically differentiated societies : political implications and conclusions