Wages, Race, Skills and Space
Author | : Susan Turner Meiklejohn |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 198 |
Release | : 2004-11-23 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781135580322 |
ISBN-13 | : 1135580324 |
Rating | : 4/5 (22 Downloads) |
Download or read book Wages, Race, Skills and Space written by Susan Turner Meiklejohn and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-11-23 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Susan Turner Meiklejohn’s Wages, Race, Skills and Space: Lessons from Employers in Detroit’s Auto Industry is an important study of wage and employment differences between blacks and whites in an urban economy. The book presents the results of a Detroit-based research endeavor which sought to understand the role of employer practices, geography, job skills, and the characteristics of workers in explaining economic disparities between black and white workers.