Wages, race, skills and space : lessons from employers in Detroit's auto industry / Susan Turner Meiklejohn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Meiklejohn, Susan Turner.

Series:

Garland reference library of social science ; v. 1170.

Garland reference library of social science. Contemporary urban affairs ; v. 5.

Garland reference library of social science ; v. 1170. Contemporary urban affairs ; v. 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Discrimination in employment--Michigan--Detroit.

Discrimination in employment.

African American automobile industry workers--Michigan--Detroit.

African American automobile industry workers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (198 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Garland Pub., 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book describes findings of a survey-based qualitative research study conducted among Detroit employers in the auto industry to evaluate explanations for why blacks are no longer catching up with whites in terms of income and employment.

Contents:

Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Series Editor's Foreword; Acknowledgments; List of Tables; Introduction; CHAPTER 1 Study Rationale and Methodology; CHAPTER 2 Racial Segregation in the Detroit Metropolitan Area; CHAPTER 3 Employer Location Decisions; CHAPTER 4 Examining Wage Differences Between Black- and White-owned Firms; CHAPTER 5 Wages and Space; CHAPTER 6 Race and Skills; CHAPTER 7 The Persistence of Discrimination and Policy Recommendations; APPENDIX A Sample Job Wages and Benefits

APPENDIX B Perceived Skill Differences Between Black and White and City and Suburban WorkersAPPENDIX C Sample Job and Worker Skill Characteristics; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

"The Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs at Cleveland State University, the Urban Center."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-181) and index.

ISBN:

1-135-58031-6

1-135-58032-4

1-280-05699-1

0-203-01155-4

9780203011553

OCLC:

264420466