Information and exclusion / Lior Jacob Strahilevitz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Strahilevitz, Lior Jacob.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Disclosure of information.

Information asymmetry.

Physical Description:

x, 255 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

New Haven, [Conn.] : Yale University Press, 2011.

Summary:

Nearly all communities are exclusive in some way. When race or wealth is the basis of exclusion, the homogeneity of a neighborhood, workplace, or congregation is controversial. In other instances, as with an artist's colony or a French language book club, exclusivity is tolerable or even laudable. In this engaging book, Lior Strahilevitz introduces a new theory for understanding how exclusivity is created and maintained in residential, workplace, and social settings, one that emphasizes information's role in facilitating exclusion. The book provides many colorful examples to show how lawmakers frequently misunderstand the subtle mechanics of exclusion, leaving enormous loopholes in the law. Strahilevitz focuses particular attention on today's changing dynamics of exclusion and discusses how technology presents new opportunities for governments to stamp out the most offensive exclusionary behaviors.

Contents:

Part I The Mechanics of Exclusion

1 Three Mechanisms for Exclusion 11

2 The Bouncer's Right 28

3 Exclusionary Vibes 42

4 Exclusionary Amenities 55

Part II A Theory of Information and Exclusion

5 Asymmetric Information and Exclusion 75

6 Regulating the Choice Among Exclusion Strategies 93

Part III Diversity-Promoting Strategies for the Twenty-First Century

7 Bundled Amenities to Reduce Discrimination 113

8 Information Is a Variable, Not a Constant 127

9 Carrots, Sticks, Curtains, and Searchlights 157

10 Winners and Losers 173.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780300123043

0300123043

OCLC:

670481519