Affirmative Action and Black Entrepreneurship

This volume isolates the cause of continuing disparities not only between blacks and whites, but amongst blacks as well. Key factors discussed include the current state of the economy the influence of public policies, the persistence of urban poverty, economic opportunities, changes in family and social structure and equal opportunities. The city of Atlanta is used as a case study focusing on the emergence of the new black entrepreneur, with data on black businesses drawn from records of almost 1000 black owned firms.

List of contents

List of tables, Foreword, Acknowledgments, Introduction, 1 Opportunity matters, 2 Strict scrutiny is “strict in theory and fatal in fact”, 3 Recent trends among black-owned businesses in Atlanta, 4 A snapshot of the past when equal business opportunity did not exist, 5 What causes the lag in black entrepreneurship?, 6 A judicial commission on strict scrutiny is needed, 7 “Twenty by Ten”: a strategy for black business and employment growth in the next century, Appendix, Notes, Bibliography, Index

About the author

Thomas D Boston

Summary

This volume isolates the cause of continuing disparities not only between blacks and whites, but among blacks as well. Key factors discussed include the current state of the economy and the influence of public policies.

Product details

• Authors: Thomas D Boston
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.10.1998
• EAN: 9780415095945
• ISBN: 978-0-415-09594-5
• No. of pages: 128
• Dimensions: 138 mm x 216 mm x 16 mm
• Weight: 400 g
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; Ethnic Studies, Sociology, Business & Economics / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, International Economics, Development economics & emerging economies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Race & Ethnic Relations, Development economics and emerging economies, Sociology: work and labour, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor / General, Entrepreneurship / Start-ups, Racism and racial discrimination / Anti-racism, Social discrimination and social justice