A critique of 30 years of antidiscrimination law in the United States, this book explains why equal opportunity and affirmative action policies have failed to improve black employment since the 1964 Civil Rights Act.

A critique of 30 years of antidiscrimination law in the United States, this book explains why equal opportunity and affirmative action policies have failed to improve black employment since the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Farrell Bloch reviews the effects of hiring policies on minority employment and analyzes recruitment practices to reveal why current United States laws fail to address some of the most important obstacles preventing minorities from getting jobs.

List of Tables
Acknowledgments
1: Introduction
2: Recruitment Practices
3: Recruitment Discrimination
4: Employment Discrimination Law
5: Antidiscrimination Policy: Theoretical Considerations
6: The Effects of Antidiscrimination Programs
7: Minority Employment Opportunities
Author Index
Subject Index