00964pab a2200133 454500008004000000100002400040245008200064260000900146300001400155362001200169520059800181650001800779773003300797180718b1999   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aTummala, Krishna K.  aPolicy of preference: lessons from India, the United States, and South Africa  c1999  ap.495-508  aNov-Dec  aHas the sanguine public policy of preference turned out to be a political soccer game? Has it been a victim of ideological fights? Can it undo the past? In India, it has become a tool of competitive populism. In the United States, it has been subjected to the ideological positioning of the Supreme Court and with all types of backlash, the policy appears to be in the doldrums. In South Africa, it is turned on its head with the majority enjoying preference resulting in the flight of the minority "white tribe." Given all the tribulations, can altruism be rescued from politics? - Reproduced  aPublic policy  aPublic Administration Review