William A. Darity Jr., Cary C. Boshamer Professor of Economics, University of North Carolina, US.
Myers, Samuel L. : University of Minnesota
Samuel L. Myers Jr., Roy Wilkins Professor of Human Relations and Social Justice, University of Minnesota, US
Review
"Darity and Myers provide a trenchant analysis of recent trends in US black-white income differences. The
book provides useful counterweight to and pointed critique of a recent spate of economic articles arguing that
income convergence is occurring and that remaining racial differences are due to differential skill attainment."
-- J.P. Jacobsen, Choice
Edward Elgar Publishing Limited Web Site, September, 2000
Summary
Persistent Disparity provides a comprehensive examination of the magnitude and scope of racial economic
disparity in the United States. The authors directly assess the extent of black economic progress in the US since
World War II and address the controversy of whether the racial income gap is closing or widening as America approaches
the 21st century.
Table of Contents
1. The Widening Gap � Increasing Interracial and Intraracial Inequality
2. General Inequality in American Society and the Widening of the Gap within Races
3. Inequality and the Widening Gap between the Races
4. Education and Earnings Inequality among Family Heads
5. Family Structure, Labour Force Participation and Earnings Inequality
6. Forecasts and Prospects
7. Remedies for Racial Economic Inequality
8. Conclusions and Policy Directions
