One of the many effects of globalization has been to ease the movement of
people across borders and bring them closer together. Proximity, however, has not invariably
helped to combat or assuage stereotyping, let alone eliminate prejudice and discrimination.
Recent events in the world have brought home to some governments a sense of the diversity
of their respective countries and the dangers of exclusion. Nevertheless, it would be an error
to view the current emphasis on diversity management purely in terms of “affirmative action”,
equalizing opportunities or righting historical wrongs, important though these may be.