Black wealth, white wealth
a new perspective on racial inequality
2nd ed.
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Author
Contributions
- Shapiro, Thomas M. - Contributor
Publication
2006 - Routledge, New York, NY, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
88,500 words, Guess
Page Count
354 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL3415806M
- ISBN-139780415951661
- OCLC Control Number62281990
- OCLC Control Numberblackwealthwhite0000oliv_l7n3
- Library of Congress Control Number2005032020
and 2 more
- LibraryThing2235103
- Goodreads88375
Classifications
- DDC339.2/20973
- LCCHB835 .O44 2006
Description
The award-winning Black Wealth / White Wealth offers a powerful portrait of racial inequality based on an analysis of private wealth. Melvin Oliver and Thomas Shapiros' groundbreaking research analyzes wealth -total assets and debts rather than income alone -to uncover deep and persistent racial inequality in America, and they show how public policies have failed to redress the problem. First published in 1995, Black Wealth / White Wealth is considered a classic exploration of race and inequality. It provided, for the first time, systematic empirical evidence that explained the racial inequality gap between blacks and whites. The Tenth Anniversary edition contains two entirely new and substantive chapters. These chapters look at the continuing issues of wealth and inequality in America and the new policies that have been launched in the past ten years. Some have been progressive while others only recreate inequality -for example the proposal to eliminate the estate tax.Compelling and also informative, Black Wealth / White Wealth is not just pioneering research. It is also a powerful counterpoint to arguments against affirmative action and a direct challenge to current social welfare policies that are tilted towards the wealthy.
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