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Wages, race, skills and space : lessons from employers in Detroit's auto industry /

This book describes findings of a survey-based qualitative research study conducted among Detroit employers in the auto industry to evaluate explanations for why blacks are no longer catching up with whites in terms of income and employment.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Meiklejohn, Susan Turner (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Garland Pub., 2000.
Colección:Garland reference library of social science ; v. 1170.
Garland reference library of social science. Contemporary urban affairs ; v. 5.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Study Rationale and Methodology
  • Racial Segregation in the Detroit Metropolitan Area: A Long-Lived and Persistent Phenomenon
  • Employer Location Decisions: Detroit's Image and Actuality
  • Examining Wage Differences Between Black- and White-owned Firms
  • Wages and Space
  • Race and Skills: The Role of Perceived Skill Differences in the Lower Wages of African-American Workers
  • Persistence of Discrimination and Policy Recommendations.