Black Wealth / White Wealth: A New Perspective on Racial Inequality

The award-winning Black Wealth / White Wealth offers a powerful portrait of racial inequality based on an analysis of private wealth. Melvin Oliver and Thomas Shapiro's groundbreaking research analyzes wealth-total assets and debts rather than income alone- to uncover deep and persistent racial inequality in America, and they show how public policies have failed to redress the problem.

Author: Melvin Oliver,Thomas Shapiro
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 04/26/2006
Pages: 360
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.07lbs
Size: 9.04h x 6.36w x 0.78d
ISBN: 9780415951678

About the Author

Melvin Oliver is Professor and Dean of Social Sciences, University of California-Santa Barbara.
Thomas Shapiro is Professor, Brandeis University.