Contents

Foreword James Tobin........................................................................................................................................................ix Editor's Preface.............................................................................................................................................................xiii Introduction: Historical Overview of Race and Poverty from Reconstruction to 1969 C. Michael Henry..........................................................................1 Part I. Economic Inequality and Income Inequality 1. From Income Inequality to Economic Inequality Amartya K. Sen.............................................................................................................59 2. Racial and Ethnic Economic Inequality: A Cross-National Perspective William A. Darity, Jr................................................................................83 Part II. Issues in Measurement of Inequality and Poverty 3. Measuring Poverty: Issues and Approaches Daniel H. Weinberg..............................................................................................................99 4. Medical Spending, Hea ... read full excerpt from Race, Poverty, and Domestic Policy ebook