Whites, Blacks Affected Differently by Economic Development in Rural Georgia

Victor J. Oliveira

Rural America/ Rural Development Perspectives, 1985, vol. 01, issue 3

Abstract: Rural southern Georgia's economic growth in 1976-81 enhanced the employment and income prospects for the area's white workers but had little effect on its blacks. The percentage of employed blacks declined, their weeks of work per year dropped, and most remained mired in low-skill, low wage occupations. General economic development efforts may be unable to overcome the economic disparity persisting between blacks and whites.

Keywords: Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Labor and Human Capital (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1985
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.310289

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