The Review of Black Political Economy articles from September 1994

The Review of Black Political Economy archives from September 1994

The performance of black-owned commercial banks: a comparative analysis.
September 22, 1994... INTRODUCTION The rapid growth and proliferation of black-owned commercial banks in the early 1970s and 1980s have been viewed with keen interest and mixed reviews by researchers and academicians. In 1970, there were twenty-six black-owned...

A crumbling legacy: the decline of African American insurance companies in contemporary America.
September 22, 1994... INTRODUCTION African American insurance companies, historically, have represented a cornerstone of black economic development. Evolving from a tradition of mutual aid, dating back to Philadelphia's Free African Society founded in 1787,...

The demand for labor in Caribbean community MDCs. (more developed countries)
September 22, 1994... INTRODUCTION According to the Human Development Report for 1993, the phenomenon of jobless growth has been increasing in many parts of the world, a consequence of increased productivity and capital investment.(1) In the context of the More...

Rural employment and rural-urban differences in employment in Zaire: a comparative perspective.
September 22, 1994... INTRODUCTION Bryceson has defined de-agrarianization as "a process of economic activity reorientation, occupational adjustment and spatial realignment of human settlement away from agrarian patterns."(2) This article provides evidence on the...

Capitalism, democracy and discrimination - the rise and decline of racism in Cox's 'Caste, Class and Race.'
September 22, 1994... INTRODUCTION Since its appearance in 1948, Oliver Cromwell Cox's book, Caste, Class and Race(2) has received mixed reactions from radical writers. Some radical scholars have labeled the book a "superb work of Marxist scholarship"(3) while...

Race, job training, and economic development: barriers to racial equity in program planning.
September 22, 1994... INTRODUCTION A key element of a new urban agenda in the United States is the persistent exclusion of African Americans from economic and employment opportunities. The institutional barriers excluding African Americans from mainstream economic...

The effect of public sector employment on the earnings of white and African American males: a sample selectivity approach.
September 22, 1994... INTRODUCTION Selectivity bias is a well-known problem involved in the estimation of wage equations.(1) In particular, earnings information is available only for those individuals who participate in the labor force and, as a result, estimation...