The Bridge over the Racial Divide by William Julius Wilson
Demonstrates how political power is disproportionately concentrated among the advantaged segments of society and how the monetary, trade, and tax policies have deepened this power imbalance. This book offers a diagnosis of the problem of rising social inequality in the United States and details a set of recommendations for dealing with it.
William Julius Wilson, a MacArthur Prize Fellow, is the Lewis P. and Linda L. Geyser University Professor at Harvard University. He is past president of the American Sociological Association and has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Philosophical Society, and the National Academy of Education. In 1998 he was awarded the National Medal of Science. His previous books include Power, Racism, and Privilege (1976), The Declining Significance of Race (1979), The Truly Disadvantaged (1987), and When Work Disappears (1996).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780520222267 |
| ISBN 10 | 0520222261 |
| Title | The Bridge over the Racial Divide |
| Author | William Julius Wilson |
| Series | Wildavsky Forum Series |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | University of California Press |
| Year published | 1999-11-01 |
| Number of pages | 173 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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