Harlem Ain't Nothin' but a Third World Country : The Global Economy, Empowerment Zones and the Colonial Status of Africans in America

by Chinyelu, Mamadou

• ISBN13: 9780965266437
• ISBN10: 0965266435
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-12-01
• Publisher: Mustard Seed Pr

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	viii
Introduction What Makes A Country A Third World Country?	1	(16)
Harlem: One Of Capitalism's Crown Jewels	17	(7)
Background On The Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone	24	(21)
A Trojan Horse In Harlem: A Beggar-Thy-Neighbor Economic Campaign	45	(8)
What The Masters Of Capitalism Know About African-American Spending Habits	53	(8)
Capitalism Targets Inner Cities: Why and Why Now?	61	(9)
Neo-Colonialism vs. Harlem Vendors	70	(9)
``When Hippos Jitterbug And Elephants Fly'' ...?	79	(26)
Chase Manhattan Bank In Harlem: A Fox In The Hen House	105	(12)
Disney In Harlem: No Laughing Matter	117	(5)
Ethnic Cleansing Comes To Harlem	122	(9)
The Role Of The Military And Police In The Capitalist Economy	131	(23)
Privilege Or Power	154	(18)
Proposals For Empowerment	172	(19)
Appendix	191	(2)
Bibliography	193	(7)
Index	200
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