Affirmative Action and Black Entrepreneurship

Download or read book Affirmative Action and Black Entrepreneurship written by Thomas D Boston and published by Routledge. This book was released on 1998-10-29 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.