The Review of Black Political Economy articles from March 1998

The Review of Black Political Economy archives from March 1998

The declining social and economic fortunes of African American males: a critical assessment of four perspectives.
March 22, 1998... Considerable research has been devoted to the steadily deteriorating social and economic status of the African American male in urban America over the last quarter century. Their rates of school failure, joblessness, homicide, incarceration,...

Economics research at historically black colleges and universities: rankings and effects on the supply of black economists.
March 22, 1998... INTRODUCTION In recent years, a literature has emerged that examines the research productivity of economics departments at non-research universities.(1) With the exception of Hartley and Robinson,(2) who include Morehouse and Spelman...

Worker re-training and labor market outcomes: a new focus for labor research published in 'The Review of Black Political Economy.'.
March 22, 1998... INTRODUCTION Intensive examination of factors affecting employment patterns and earnings profiles of black workers has been one of the hallmarks of The Review of Black Political Economy. This analysis extends the Review's focus on labor...

Employment and training solutions for the economically disadvantaged: an essay.
March 22, 1998... In the midst of the best economic performance in a generation, it is most appropriate to review what can and should be done to improve the economic status of the urban poor. For more than thirty years, national policy makers have grappled...

An employment and business strategy for the next century: a comment.
March 22, 1998... As the twentieth century comes to a close, it is a good time to take stock of the economic progress of blacks. Another reason to do this is because the economy is experiencing one of the most vigorous and long-lasting periods of growth in...

Black Unemployment: Part of Unskilled Unemployment.(Review)
March 22, 1998... The current labor market problems experienced by black American men and women warrant concise analysis if economists wish to provide substantive policy contributions. The approach to examining social conundrums like unemployment provides a...

All That We Can Be.(Review)
March 22, 1998... by Charles C. Moskos & John Sibley Butler (New York: Basic Books, 1996) One need not be a member of the Council on Foreign Relations to recognize that the U.S. military is undergoing its own form of reengineering. Jingoistic concepts...

Institutions and Reform in Africa: The Public Choice Perspective.(Review)
March 22, 1998... by John Mukum Mbaku (Westport, CT: Praeger, 1997) After independence, the expectations that sovereignty would lead to political and especially economic well-being for a majority of the citizens in Africa have not been realized. Indeed, it...