A Discussion to Inform Design of Reparations to Black Americans
ResearchPosted on rand.org Aug 7, 2024Published in: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences, Volume 10, Issue 2, pages 69-85 (June 2024). DOI: 10.7758/RSF.2024.10.2.03
Reparations policies that seek to make amends for a harm incurred face exigent challenges. In this article we focus on what makes reparations successful and what policy components are necessary, if not sufficient, for success. To study the success of reparations policy design we employ a case study approach. Our analysis investigates the motivation, design, implementation, and impact of past policies to understand what has been successful or unsuccessful within each component of the policy in each historical case. Ultimately, our discussion identifies patterns in the creation and execution of reparations policy that offer important considerations for policies that would provide reparations to Black Americans.
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