IN Pursuit of Racial Equality: The Political Economy of Rhonda M. Williams

This article summarizes & discusses the political economy of the late Rhonda M. Williams by clustering her contributions into three major areas: (1) an evolving & compelling critique of the human capital theory of wages & wage differentials; (2) development of a new, political economy th...

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Published in:The Review of Black political economy 2001-04, Vol.28 (4), p.13-29
Main Author: Figart, Deborah M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Criticism and interpretation
Discrimination
Earnings
Economic aspects
Economics
Economists
Equality
Human capital
Income Distribution
Political aspects
Political Economy
Race
Race relations
Racial inequality
Rhonda M. Williams
Scholars
Sexual Inequality
Social Class
Social Policy
U.S.A
Wage differentials
Wages
Williams, Rhonda
Williams, Rhonda M
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Summary:This article summarizes & discusses the political economy of the late Rhonda M. Williams by clustering her contributions into three major areas: (1) an evolving & compelling critique of the human capital theory of wages & wage differentials; (2) development of a new, political economy theory of wage setting & earnings discrimination; & (3) analyses of the effects of the macro economy & socioeconomic policies on racial, ethnic, & gender inequality. While Williams never wanted to leave out class or gender, her main intellectual engagement was with the economics of race. Her work tells us that race matters in the economy. 43 References. Adapted from the source document.
ISSN:0034-6446
1936-4814
DOI:10.1007/s12114-001-1007-3