Race and Economic Opportunity in the Twenty-First Century (eBook, ePUB)

Redaktion: Kim, Marlene

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Examining the crucial topic of race relations, this book explores the economic and social environments that play a significant role in determining economic outcomes and why racial disparities persist. With contributions from a range of international contributors including Edward Wolff and Catherine Weinberger, the book compares how various racial g

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Juni 2007
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134194988
• Artikelnr.: 38450208

Autorenporträt

Marlene Kim is Associate Professor at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. As a labor economist, she has published numerous articles and book chapters on race, gender, discrimination, the working poor, and wage-setting. She holds a PhD in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Racial Economic Disparities in the Twenty-first Century Part 1: Racial
Differences in Wealth, Earnings and Work 2. Racial and Ethnic Differences
in Wealth 3. Wage Gaps Among Black College Graduates, 1980-2001 4. Black
Physicians: Discrimination, Earnings and Job Satisfaction 5. The Racial Gap
in Autonomy at Work 6. Neighborhoods, Mobility and Wages: Latina Immigrants
in Southern California 7. The Economic Status of Asian Americans Part 2:
The Economic and Social Environment and Implications for Racial Inequality
8. Do Black and White Children Start out on Equal Footing in the Race for
Economic Success? 9. Experiencing Residential Segregation: A Contemporary
Study of Washington D.C. 10. Racial Disparities and Business Cycles: Do
Racial Wage Gaps Close in Tight Labor Markets? 11. Trends in Poverty,
Employment and Wages: White, Black and Hispanic Women in the US, 1988-2002