African Americans in the U.S. Economy by Cecilia A. Conrad, J... - 9780742543775

African Americans in the U.S. EconomyAuthor(s): Cecilia A. Conrad, John Whitehead, Patrick L. Mason, James Stewart\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, United States\nImprint: Rowman & Littlefield\nISBN-13: 9780742543775, 978-0742543775\nSynopsis\nOver 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 [url] Economy represents a contribution to recent scholarship that seeks to lessen this imbalance. \n\nThis 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.\n\nThe chapters in this volume r.