Racial inequality : a political-economic analysis / Michael Reich.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Reich, Michael, author.

Series:

Princeton legacy library.

Princeton Legacy Library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Race discrimination--Economic aspects--United States.

Race discrimination.

Working class--United States.

Working class.

Race discrimination--Political aspects--United States.

United States--Race relations.

United States.

United States--Economic conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (359 pages) : illustrations, tables.

Edition:

Princeton Legacy Library edition.

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 2017.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

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 Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

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

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-691-04227-6

0-691-62947-1

0-691-61541-1

OCLC:

1016822587