Economic Discrimination Index
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Economic Discrimination Index for 1980-2000. 0 No discrimination 1 Historical neglect/Remedial policies Significant poverty and under representation in desirable occupations due to historical marginality, neglect, or restrictions. Public policies are designed to improve the group‘s material well being. 2 Historical neglect/No remedial policies Significant poverty and under representation due to historical marginality, neglect, or restrictions. No social practice of deliberate exclusion. Few or no public policies aim at improving the group‘s material well-being. 3 Social exclusion/Neutral policies Significant poverty and under representation due to prevailing social practice by dominant groups. Formal public policies toward the group are neutral or, if positive, inadequate to offset active and widespread discrimination. 4 Restrictive policies Public policies (formal exclusion And/or recurring repression) substantially restrict the group‘s economic opportunities by contrast with other groups. 99 No basis for judgment
