Being black, living in the red : race, wealth, and social policy in America / Dalton Conley.

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Main Author: Conley, Dalton, 1969-
Language:English
Published: Berkeley, Calif. ; London : University of California Press, 2010.
Edition:Tenth anniversary edition, with a new afterword.
Subjects:
African Americans > Economic conditions.
African Americans > Social conditions > 1975-
Social classes > United States > History > 20th century.
United States > Race relations.
United States > Social policy > 1980-1993.
United States > Social policy > 1993-
Physical Description:viii, 227 pages, 1 unnumbered page : illustrations ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Wealth matters
  • Forty acres and a mule : historical and contemporary obstacles to black property accumulation
  • From financial to social to human capital : assets and education
  • Up the down escalator : wealth, work, and wages
  • It takes a village? : premarital childbearing and welfare dependency
  • Getting into the black : conclusions and policy implications.