Persistent Disparity: Race and Economic Inequality in the United States Since 1945

by William A. Darity Jr. and Samuel L. Myers Jr.

Book Overview

Persistent Disparity provides a comprehensive examination of the magnitude and scope of racial economic disparity in the United States. The authors directly assess the extent of black economic progress in the US since World War II and address the controversy of whether the racial income gap is closing or widening as America approaches the 21st century. Darity and Myers explicitly make the connection between what the theory of racial inequality espouses...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1858986656
• ISBN13: 9781858986654
• Release Date: March 1999
• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"