John Edwards is Reader in Social Policy at Royal Holloway, University of London. His previous books include Positive Discrimination, Social Justice and Social Policy and The Enterprise Culture and the Inner City, both published by Routledge.

• Chapter 1 When race counts; Chapter 2 The nature and varieties of affirmative action; Chapter 3 The logic of affirmative action; Chapter 4 Affirmative action in employment; Chapter 5 The real thing; Chapter 6 Race-conscious practice; Chapter 7 Practice compared; Chapter 8 The moral dilemmas of preference; Chapter 9 Equal opportunities, merits and p References; Chapter 10 Tailored preference;

John Edwards is Reader in Social Policy at Royal Holloway, University of London. His previous books include Positive Discrimination, Social Justice and Social Policy and The Enterprise Culture and the Inner City, both published by Routledge.

• Chapter 1 When race counts; Chapter 2 The nature and varieties of affirmative action; Chapter 3 The logic of affirmative action; Chapter 4 Affirmative action in employment; Chapter 5 The real thing; Chapter 6 Race-conscious practice; Chapter 7 Practice compared; Chapter 8 The moral dilemmas of preference; Chapter 9 Equal opportunities, merits and p References; Chapter 10 Tailored preference;

John Edwards is Reader in Social Policy at Royal Holloway, University of London. His previous books include Positive Discrimination, Social Justice and Social Policy and The Enterprise Culture and the Inner City, both published by Routledge.

• Chapter 1 When race counts; Chapter 2 The nature and varieties of affirmative action; Chapter 3 The logic of affirmative action; Chapter 4 Affirmative action in employment; Chapter 5 The real thing; Chapter 6 Race-conscious practice; Chapter 7 Practice compared; Chapter 8 The moral dilemmas of preference; Chapter 9 Equal opportunities, merits and p References; Chapter 10 Tailored preference;