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Author:

Button, James W., 1942-

Title:

Blacks and the quest for economic equality : the political economy of employment in Southern communities in the United States / James W. Button, Barbara A. Rienzo, Sheila L. Croucher.

Publisher:

Pennsylvania State University Press,

Copyright Date:

c2009

Description:

xii, 210 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

African Americans--Employment--Florida.
African Americans--Florida--Economic conditions.
Florida--Race relations.
Beschäftigung.
Rassenpolitik.
Sozialpolitik.
Beschäftigungspolitik.
Wirtschaftliche Lage.
Soziale Ungleichheit.
Schwarze.
Florida.
USA / Südstaaten.

Other Authors:

Rienzo, Barbara Ann.
Croucher, Sheila L.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Race relations and economic progress -- The economic, racial, and political contexts of the cities -- Blacks and business sector employment -- African Americans in the municipal workforces -- Race, gender, and ethnicity : competition for employment opportunities -- Affirmative action and Black employment -- Promoting progress in Black employment.

Summary:

"An analysis of economic issues and political conditions for black Americans, based on quantitative and qualitative data from six Florida cities"--Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

0271035552 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780271035550 (cloth : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)310171845

LCCN:

2009006740

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

PRAX771 -- Cowles Library (Des Moines)

OIAX792 -- Grinnell College (Grinnell)