{"product_id":"black-wealth-white-wealth-melvin-oliver-9780415951678","title":"Black Wealth \/ White Wealth: A New Perspective on Racial Inequality","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe award-winning \u003cem\u003eBlack Wealth \/ White Wealth \u003c\/em\u003eoffers 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1995, \u003cem\u003eBlack Wealth \/\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eWhite Wealth\u003c\/em\u003e is considered a classic exploration of race and inequality. It provided, for the first time, systematic empirical evidence that explained the racial inequality gap between blacks and whites. The Tenth Anniversary edition contains two entirely new and substantive chapters. These chapters look at the continuing issues of wealth and inequality in America and the new policies that have been launched in the past ten years. Some have been progressive while others only recreate inequality - for example the proposal to eliminate the estate tax.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCompelling and also informative, \u003cem\u003eBlack Wealth \/ White Wealth\u003c\/em\u003e is not just pioneering research. It is also a powerful counterpoint to arguments against affirmative action and a direct challenge to current social welfare policies that are tilted towards the wealthy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Melvin Oliver, Thomas Shapiro\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415951674\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415951678\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/26\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.07lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.04h x 6.36w x 0.78d","brand":"Melvin Oliver","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43992983306495,"sku":"9780415951678","price":62.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b10f2b7a-8c9c-4d54-90e3-0024b7a56c0e.jpg?v=1683321883","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/black-wealth-white-wealth-melvin-oliver-9780415951678","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}