The Economics of Inequality, Poverty, and Discrimination in the 21st Century: [2 Volumes]

by Robert S. Rycroft

Leading scholars examine the conflicting paradigms of affluence and destitution in the United States--as well as other free societies--and discuss the influence of education, race, and status on economic mobility.

While recent catastrophic events in New Orleans and Haiti may have magnified issues of social inequity, leaders have debated over poverty and discrimination for decades. Are the poor disadvantaged by the institutions of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313396914
• ISBN13: 9780313396915
• Release Date: March 2013
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 632 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.0" x 6.5" x 9.5"