Economics of racism U.S.A. : Roots of Black inequality / Victor Perlo.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : International Publishers, 1976.Edition: Second editionDescription: xiii, 280 pages : illustrations ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 0717804186 :
  • 0717804194
Other title:
  • Economics of racism USA [Cover title]
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 331.6/3/96073
LOC classification:
  • E 185.8 .P418 1976
Contents:
1. Introduction -- 2. The Black people -- 3. Real income differential -- 4. Trends in incomes -- 5. Discrimination in employment and wages -- 6. Super unemployment -- 7. Blaming the victims -- 8. Capitalist responsibility -- 9. Extra profits from discrimination -- 10. What whites lose -- 11. Black capitalism -- 12. Labor union influences -- 13. Government influences -- 14. To be equal--a program to get there.
Summary: "A penetrating Marxist study of racism in the realm of economics which deals with problems that are central to our country's development in this period of deep economic and political crisis. Using the rich data of the Bureau of Census, the author develops powerful polemics against the perpetrators and the defenders of this pernicious evil in U.S. life. He also presents a people's program to eliminate racism and to advance the true interests of Black and white working men and women throughout our land." --from back cover
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BOOKS BOOKS Niebyl-Proctor Marxist Library General Stacks E 185.8 .P418 1976 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not For Loan NPML19050011

Contains foreward by Henry Winston, National Chairman, Communist Party, U.S.A.

Charts and tables contain detailed economic statistics.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-273) and index.

1. Introduction -- 2. The Black people -- 3. Real income differential -- 4. Trends in incomes -- 5. Discrimination in employment and wages -- 6. Super unemployment -- 7. Blaming the victims -- 8. Capitalist responsibility -- 9. Extra profits from discrimination -- 10. What whites lose -- 11. Black capitalism -- 12. Labor union influences -- 13. Government influences -- 14. To be equal--a program to get there.

"A penetrating Marxist study of racism in the realm of economics which deals with problems that are central to our country's development in this period of deep economic and political crisis. Using the rich data of the Bureau of Census, the author develops powerful polemics against the perpetrators and the defenders of this pernicious evil in U.S. life. He also presents a people's program to eliminate racism and to advance the true interests of Black and white working men and women throughout our land." --from back cover

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