This volume isolates the cause of continuing disparities not only between blacks and whites, but amongst blacks as well. Key factors discussed include the current state of the economy the influence of public policies, the persistence of urban poverty, economic opportunities, changes in family and social structure and equal opportunities. The city of Atlanta is used as a case study focusing on the emergence of the new black entrepreneur, with data on black businesses drawn from records of almost 1000 black owned firms.

This volume isolates the cause of continuing disparities not only between blacks and whites, but amongst blacks as well. Key factors discussed include the current state of the economy the influence of public policies, the persistence of urban poverty, economic opportunities, changes in family and social structure and equal opportunities. The city of Atlanta is used as a case study focusing on the emergence of the black entrepreneur, with data on black businesses drawn from records of almost 1000 black-owned firms. A new definition of Black economic empowerment is put forward, based on the attainment of self-reliance and self-sustained economic growth and suggestions for policies made that would provide a road to economic parity.

Leading Issues in Black Political Economy brings together the foremost experts on issues ranging from employment, training, and education of African Americans. It also emphasizes macro-economic concerns of business development with special emphasis on long-term trends of black-owned businesses. The work emphasizes welfare considerations in an anti-welfare epoch, and the role of affirmative action now that it is under attack. Attention is given to the role of race in the continuing disparity of income distribution in American society. The highlights of Leading Issues include "An Employment and Business Strategy for the Next Century: A Comment," by Thomas D. Boston; "Long Term Trends and Prospects for Black-owned Business," by Andrew F. Brimmer; "Is the U.S. Small Business Administration a Racist Institution?" by Timothy Bates; "Worker Re-Training and Labor Market Outcomes: A New Focus for Labor Research," by James B. Stewart; "Race, Cognitive Skills, Psychological Capital, and Wages," by Arthur H. Goldsmith, William Darity, Jr., and Jonathan R. Veum; and "Reparations and Public Policy," by Richard F. America. The overall findings suggest that empirical wage equation specifications do matter. The role of psychological capital is critical in the marketplace. Race is indeed an important determinant of wages-especially when the influence of both cognitive skills and psychological capital are included in the wage equation. This volume will be of crucial interest to economists, political scientists, sociologists, and policy analysts studying African-American life. Thomas D. Boston is editor of the Review of Black Political Economy and professor of economics at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He is the co-editor, with Catherine L. Ross, of The Inner City: Urban Poverty and Economic Development in the Next Century, also available from Transaction.

Bringing together the ideas, philosophies and interpretations of North America's leading African American economists, the study is presented in two volumes. Volume One includes an in-depth discussion of the economics of race and gender and assesses the contribution and influence of major African American economists and economic philosophies. The work also features an examination of racism within the economics profession. Volume Two focuses on issues of poverty, racial inequality and public policy, along with a detailed analysis of the theory and method which underlie them. The volumes draw the conclusion that racial inequality has had an immense impact in every sphere of African American life. As a result, African American economists do indeed have a different vision.

This volume brings together the ideas, philosophies and interpretations of North America's leading African American economists. Presented in two volumes, this second volume includes an analysis of urban poverty; discusses aspects of racial inequality and public policy; and examines the theory and method which underlies public policy. Volume One assesses the contribution and influence of major African American economists and economic philosophies along with a detailed discussion of the economics of race and gender. The volumes illustrate that racial inequality has had an an immense impact in every sphere of African American life.

Bringing together the ideas, philosophies and interpretations of North America's leading African American economists, the study is presented in two volumes. Volume One includes an in-depth discussion of the economics of race and gender and assesses the contribution and influence of major African American economists and economic philosophies. The work also features an examination of racism within the economics profession. Volume Two focuses on issues of poverty, racial inequality and public policy, along with a detailed analysis of the theory and method which underlie them. The volumes draw the conclusion that racial inequality has had an immense impact in every sphere of African American life. As a result, African American economists do indeed have a different vision.

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Leading Issues in Black Political Economy brings together the foremost experts on issues ranging from employment, training, and education of African Americans. It also emphasizes macro-economic concerns of business development with special emphasis on long-term trends of black-owned businesses. The work emphasizes welfare considerations in an anti-welfare epoch, and the role of affirmative action now that it is under attack. Attention is given to the role of race in the continuing disparity of income distribution in American society. The highlights of Leading Issues include "An Employment and Business Strategy for the Next Century: A Comment," by Thomas D. Boston; "Long Term Trends and Prospects for Black-owned Business," by Andrew F. Brimmer; "Is the U.S. Small Business Administration a Racist Institution?" by Timothy Bates; "Worker Re-Training and Labor Market Outcomes: A New Focus for Labor Research," by James B. Stewart; "Race, Cognitive Skills, Psychological Capital, and Wages," by Arthur H. Goldsmith, William Darity, Jr., and Jonathan R. Veum; and "Reparations and Public Policy," by Richard F. America. The overall findings suggest that empirical wage equation specifications do matter. The role of psychological capital is critical in the marketplace. Race is indeed an important determinant of wages-especially when the influence of both cognitive skills and psychological capital are included in the wage equation. This volume will be of crucial interest to economists, political scientists, sociologists, and policy analysts studying African-American life. Thomas D. Boston is editor of the Review of Black Political Economy and professor of economics at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He is the co-editor, with Catherine L. Ross, of The Inner City: Urban Poverty and Economic Development in the Next Century, also available from Transaction.