redlining

16:35 Aug 14, 2013
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Bus/Financial - International Org/Dev/Coop / housing
English term or phrase: redlining
increasing the price of a property to latino & Afro-American communities due to" redlining "( specific word in Spanish)
rafael santiago
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Explanation:
“Redlining is the practice of denying, or charging more for, services such as banking, insurance, access to health care, or even supermarkets, or denying jobs to residents in particular, often racially determined, areas.”


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redlining
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    Reference: http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/redline?q=r...
Oliver Lawrence
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