Affirmative action and black entrepreneurship

By Thomas D. Boston

Subjects: African americans in business, African Americans, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS, Case studies, Nonfiction, Conditions économiques, Affirmative action programs, Gens d'affaires noirs américains, Programmes d'action positive, African American business enterprises, Small Business, Economic conditions, Études de cas, Noirs américains, African American businesspeople, Finance

Description: 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.