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Journal article
The best disparity, or lack thereof, that money can buy
The Review of Black Political Economy, Vol.48, pp.228-250
48
2021
Abstract
This research examines the complex interactions underlying disparity studies. While communities do frequently encounter disparity in public procurement, the commissioning of a disparity study may not ultimately solve the pressing challenges that hinder access to public contracts. Instead, disparity studies promise a politically palatable “quick fix” for a societal problem. In doing so, disparity studies may satisfy a legal basis, but their content and recommendations may fail to achieve their intended rationale. This failure ultimately raises serious questions about the legal merit of these studies and their methods, the growth of a cottage industry, and the benefit of the study for underserved groups. The greatest failure is that disparity studies may ultimately exacerbate, rather than resolve, a government’s ability to reduce chronic, and often historical, challenges to inclusion.
Details
- Title
- The best disparity, or lack thereof, that money can buy
- Publication Details
- The Review of Black Political Economy, Vol.48, pp.228-250
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publisher
- Sage Publications, Inc.; United States
- Series
- 48
- Copyright
- © The Author(s) 2020
- Identifiers
- 99380090889106600
- Academic Unit
- Business Administration; Lewis Bear Jr. College of Business
- Language
- English