The Business of Stealing Futures: Race, Gender, and the Student Debt Regime
论证美国学生债务体制是结构性种族主义再生产的机制，揭示债务在种族和性别间的不平等分布源于政策选择，并加剧财富差距，呼吁商业伦理学者关注。
Abstract In this paper, we argue that the system of student debt functions as one of the most egregious and yet poorly understood mechanisms by which structural racism is reproduced in the U.S. today. We present evidence that student debt is unevenly distributed across race and gender, show that this pattern arises from policy choices made over time, and demonstrate that these disparities play a significant role in maintaining and exacerbating racial and gender wealth gaps. Our paper contends that the student debt crisis not only erodes the core principles of higher education but also perpetuates a cycle of racial and gender inequality and given the crucial role played by business corporations, urges scholars of business ethics to pay attention to this issue.