A bleak 30 years for black men: economic progress was slim in urban America

Natalia Kolesnikova and Yang Liu

The Regional Economist, 2010, issue Jul, 4-9

Abstract: In many ways, black men were still worse off than white men in 2000, more than three decades after passage of the Civil Rights Act. A decline in manufacturing and relatively low levels of education were contributing factors.

Keywords: Education - Economic aspects; African Americans - Economic conditions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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