Black Wealth / White Wealth: A New Perspective on Racial Inequality, 2nd Edition

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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 Shapiro’s groundbreaking research analyzes wealth – total assets and debts reasonably than income alone – to uncover deep and persistent racial inequality in The us, and they show how public policies have failed to redress the problem.

First published in 1995, Black Wealth / White Wealth is thought of as 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 The us and the new policies which were launched previously ten years. Some have been progressive whilst others only recreate inequality – for example the proposal to get rid of the estate tax.

Compelling and also informative, Black Wealth / White Wealth isn’t just pioneering research. Additionally it is a powerful counterpoint to arguments against affirmative action and a right away challenge to current social welfare policies that are tilted towards the wealthy.


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