The Review of Black Political Economy articles from January 1999

The Review of Black Political Economy archives from January 1999

Editor's Introduction.
January 1, 1999... A quarter of a century is a long time. Yet we now have the distinct pleasure of celebrating the 25th anniversary of The Review of Black Political Economy. To give appropriate recognition to this occasion, I have solicited contributions from...

W.E.B. DUBOIS AS ECONOMIC ANALYST: REFLECTIONS ON THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PHILADELPHIA NEGRO.
January 1, 1999... INTRODUCTION In 1899, The Philadelphia Negro was published by a brash, young W.E.B DuBois. This was not his first major work. As shall be discussed shortly, he had already written not one, but two, Ph.D. dissertations. But it was the...

NO MORE SERVANTS IN THE HOUSE.
January 1, 1999... A recent influential strand of social science research entails interviewing employers, asking about their impressions of different worker sub-groups, particularly blacks and Hispanics. Joleen Kirschenman and Katherine Neckerman, interviewing...

THE ECONOMICS OF RACISM.
January 1, 1999... Racism, the collection of negative perceptions and behaviors directed at members of groups with different identifiable physical characteristics, was once thought to be outside the domain of economics as a discipline. In his treatise on the...

REPARATIONS AND PUBLIC POLICY.
January 1, 1999... The concept of reparations is key to understanding the public policy aspects of the race problem and fundamental to resolving them. Increasingly, economists will find it rewarding to address a wide range of policy issues through this lens. It...