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| Apartheid: Apartheid was a system of institutionalized racial segregation and discrimination in South Africa from 1948 to the early 1990s. It legally enforced the dominance of the white minority over other racial groups, restricting their rights, movement, and access to resources. Apartheid ended through a negotiated transition to democracy, culminating in the 1994 election of Nelson Mandela. In a broader sense, apartheid refers to any system of institutionalized racial or social segregation and discrimination. The term describes situations where one group maintains dominance over another through laws, policies, or practices that enforce separation, unequal rights, and limited access to resources or political power. See also Discrimination, Racism._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Thomas W. Hazlett on Apartheid - Dictionary of Arguments
Henderson I 35 Apartheid/Hazlett/Henderson/Globerman: UCLA graduate Thomas W. Hazlett tells the fascinating story in “Apartheid,” in David R. Henderson, ed., The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics(1). Hazlett notes that the conventional view of apartheid was that it was devised by affluent whites to suppress poor blacks. VsTradition: But the conventional view is wrong. Instead, apartheid, like the colour bar that preceded it, catered to white workers who didn't want to have to compete with black workers. Indeed, white mine owners were among the strongest opponents of apartheid because it prevented them from hiring Iower-wage, but productive, black workers. Hazlett notes that the white mine owners' self-interest "was so powerful that it led the chamber [of mines] to finance the first lawsuits and political campaigns against segregationist legislation.“(1) >Discrimination/Alchian, >Discrimination/Becker, >Racism/Alchian, >Rent control/Alchian/Demsetz, >Racism, >Thomas Hazlett. 1.David R. Henderson (ed). (2007). The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics. Liberty Fund._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Hazlett I Thomas W. Hazlett The Fallacy of Net Neutrality New York: Encounter Books 2011 Henderson I David R. Henderson Steven Globerman The Essential UCLA School of Economics Vancouver: Fraser Institute. 2019 |
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