The color of wealth : the story behind the U.S. racial wealth divide / Meizhu Lui [and others].
For every dollar owned by the average white family in the United States, the average family of color has less than a dime. Why do people of color have so little wealth? The Color of Wealth lays bare a dirty secret: for centuries, people of color have been barred by laws and by discrimination from pa...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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2006.
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| Summary: | For every dollar owned by the average white family in the United States, the average family of color has less than a dime. Why do people of color have so little wealth? The Color of Wealth lays bare a dirty secret: for centuries, people of color have been barred by laws and by discrimination from participating in government wealth-building programs that benefit white Americans. This accessible bookpublished in conjunction with one of the country's leading economics education organizationsmakes the case that until government policy tackles disparities in wealth, not just income, the United Sta. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (vii, 326 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-316) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781595585622 1595585621 |
| Access: | Access to electronic resources restricted to Simmons University students, faculty and staff. |