The Anatomy of Racial InequalitySpeaking wisely and provocatively about the political economy of race, Glenn C. Loury has become one of our most prominent black intellectuals—and, because of his challenges to the orthodoxies of both left and right, one of the most controversial. A major statement of a position developed over the past decade, this book both epitomizes and explains Loury’s understanding of the depressed conditions of so much of black society today—and the origins, consequences, and implications for the future of these conditions. |
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... ideal neighborhood that had the ethnic and racial mix you , personally , would feel most comfortable in " ( p . 386 ) . To describe this ideal neighbor- hood , they could write either " A " for Asian , " H " for His- panic , " B " for ...
... ideal neighborhood ) of 17 percent and 15 percent , respectively . This was comparable to the 19 percent rate for whites . But among the foreign - born , 37 per- cent of Latinos and 43 percent of Asians envisioned an “ ideal ...
... ideal , their campaign is having the effect of de- valuing our collective and still unfinished efforts to achieve greater equality between the races . Americans are now engaged in deciding whether the pursuit of racial equality will ...