Racial Inequality : : A Political-Economic Analysis / / Michael Reich.

In an investigation of the effects of racism on the American economy, Michael Reich evaluates the leading economic theories of racial inequality and presents the new theory that discrimination against blacks increases inequality of income among whites.Originally published in 1981.The Princeton Legac...

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Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2017]
©1981
Year of Publication:2017
Language:English
Series:Princeton Legacy Library ; 5156
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Physical Description:1 online resource (358 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of Tables
  • List of Figures
  • Preface
  • Chapter One. Introduction
  • Chapter Two. The Persistence of Racial Economic Inequality in the United States
  • Chapter Three. Racial Inequality and Neoclassical Economics
  • Chapter Four. Who Benefits from Racism? An Econometric Test of Neoclassical Discrimination Theories
  • Chapter Five. Who Benefits from Racism? An Econometric Test of Neoclassical Discrimination Theories
  • Chapter Six. Racism and Class Conflict, 1865 to 1975
  • Chapter Seven. White Workers are Hurt by Racism: Econometric Evidence
  • Chapter Eight. Conclusions and Implications
  • Bibliography
  • Index