The Review of Black Political Economy articles from June 1999

The Review of Black Political Economy archives from June 1999

HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE FREE?: REFLECTIONS ON BLACK-WHITE ECONOMIC INEQUALITY IN THE ERA OF "COLOR-BLIND" LAW.
June 22, 1999... This article is a product of our shared reflections on late twentieth century legal, economic and policy conversations on Black-White economic inequality. Our entry point is recent developments in human capital theory and color-blind...

IS THERE DISCRIMINATION IN MORTGAGE LENDING? WHAT DOES THE RESEARCH TELL US?
June 22, 1999... The research and discussions of discrimination in lending are extensive. Due to the magnitude of the research, this article does not attempt to be exhaustive in its literature review. Rather it is more selective and presents representative...

BLACK MALE EMPLOYMENT AND TIGHT LABOR MARKETS.
June 22, 1999... Despite what is widely considered to be the most favorable labor market conditions in thirty years, black male unemployment rates remain double white rates. In the past, liberal economists would have recommend even tighter labor markets to...

COOPERATIVE ECONOMICS--A COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION STRATEGY.
June 22, 1999... The debate in the Fall 1995-Winter 1996 Special Issue of The Review of Black Political Economy [1] (RBPE) reveals a growing interest among academic and community service providers in the economic component of community revitalization strategies...

MINORITY PROCUREMENT: BEYOND AFFIRMATIVE ACTION TO ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT.
June 22, 1999... INTRODUCTION In these times of post-deindustrialization, deunionization, deregulation and downsizing, the efficacy of the affirmative action strategies has come into question. Since capital and technology are more mobile, many believe that...

MERIT, COST, AND TILE AFFIRMATIVE ACTION POLICY DEBATE [*].
June 22, 1999... Arch Puddington: "Claims have been made that affirmative action does represent a major cost to the American economy, but the facts are unclear since neither the media nor scholarly researchers nor the corporations themselves have shown an...