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Politics, Ethics and Social Responsibility of Business
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Politics, Ethics and Social Responsibility of Business

by Usha, Bhanu;Krishna, K. V. Murthy
October 2010
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
232 pages
9h 1m
English
Pearson India
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EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION |
28.5.2 ARGUMENTS FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTIONS
The arguments used to justify aff rmative action programmes in the face of the objections mentioned above
are categorised into two main groups:
1. as a form of compensation for past injuries and
2. as an instrument for achieving social goals.
28.5.2.1 Aff rmative Action as Compensation
According to this concept, people have an obligation to compensate those whom they have intentionally/
unintentionally caused some harm. It is assumed that it is their moral duty to compensate the underprivileged
class. The diff culties with the arguments that defend aff rmative actions are that:
This principle requires that compensation should come only from those ...
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