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1 online resource (xi, 239 pages) |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-226) and index. |
| Contents |
Exploring asset poverty -- Economic inequality in a postracial society -- Historical perspectives -- The splintering of Black America -- U.S. recession, Black depression -- Transcendent elites losing ground -- Mainstream middle-class missing in action -- The myth of the Black immigrant advantage -- Income rich, asset poor -- Toward a radical reconstruction. |
| Summary |
Claims of a postracial society notwithstanding, there are enormous and even expanding differences in the level of assets owned by various racial and ethnic groups -- and black families are vastly overrepresented among the asset poor. Lori Martin provides an in-depth exploration of the causes and consequences of racial wealth inequality. Drawing on both national data and case studies from New York City, Martin probes the reasons for discrepancies in wealth accumulation and their significance for black Americans of all economic classes. Her work allows a deeper understanding of the impact of asset poverty on individuals, families, communities, and the nation as a whole. -- Publisher description. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Poverty -- United States.
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Poverty. |
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United States. |
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African Americans -- Economic conditions.
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African Americans -- Economic conditions. |
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Wealth -- United States.
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Wealth. |
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Poverty -- Government policy -- United States.
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Poverty -- Government policy. |
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Income distribution -- United States.
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Income distribution. |
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Equality -- United States.
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Equality. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Martin, Lori Latrice. Black asset poverty and the enduring racial divide 9781935049531 (DLC) 2012038617 (OCoLC)813567988 |
| ISBN |
9781935049951 (electronic book) |
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193504995X (electronic book) |
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9781935049531 |
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1935049534 |
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