| African Americans in the U.S. Economy Contributor(s): Conrad, Cecilia A. (Editor), Whitehead, John (Editor), Mason, Patrick L. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0742543781 ISBN-13: 9780742543782 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers OUR PRICE: $92.07 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2005 Annotation: The forty-three chapters in African Americans in the U.S. Economy focus on various aspects of the economic status of African Americans, past and present. Taken together, these essays present two related themes: first, when it comes to economics, race matters; second, racial economic discrimination and inequality persist despite the optimistic predictions of standard economic analysis that racial discrimination cannot thrive in a free-market economy. Visit our website for sample chapters! |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Economic Conditions - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - Political Science | Public Policy - Economic Policy |
| Dewey: 330.900 |
| LCCN: 2004018357 |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 7.04" W x 9.86" (1.56 lbs) 416 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Over the last several decades, academic discourse on racial inequality has focused primarily on political and social issues with significantly less attention on the complex interplay between race and economics. African Americans in the U.S. Economy represents a contribution to recent scholarship that seeks to lessen this imbalance. This book builds upon, and significantly extends, the principles, terminology, and methods of standard economics and black political economy. Influenced by path-breaking studies presented in several scholarly economic journals, this volume is designed to provide a political-economic analysis of the past and present economic status of African Americans. The chapters in this volume represent the work of some of the nation's most distinguished scholars on the various topics presented. The individual chapters cover several well-defined areas, including black employment and unemployment, labor market discrimination, black entrepreneurship, racial economic inequality, urban revitalization, and black economic development. The book is written in a style free of the technical jargon that characterizes most economics textbooks. While the book is methodologically sophisticated, it is accessible to a wide range of students and the general public and will appeal to academicians and practitioners alike. |