Sharing the prize : the economics of the civil rights revolution in the American south

Sharing the prize : the economics of the civil rights revolution in the American south / Gavin Wright.

Author/creator	Wright, Gavin, 1943-
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2013.
Description	xii, 353 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
Subject(s)	Civil rights movements--Economic aspects --Southern States. Civil rights movements--Southern States --History --20th century. African Americans--Southern States --Economic conditions --20th century. Segregation--Economic aspects --Southern States. Southern States--Economic conditions --20th century.

Contents	Rights, economics, and the American South -- The political economy of the Jim Crow South -- Southern business and public accommodations : an economic-historical paradox -- Desegregating southern labor markets -- The economics of southern school desegregation -- The economic consequences of voting rights -- The downside of the civil rights revolution -- Civil rights economics : historical context and lessons.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2012033549
ISBN	9780674049338
ISBN	0674049330 (alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	E185.615 .W69 2013	✔ Available	Place Hold