Job Creation Prospects and Strategies

by Leigh, Wilhelmina A.; Simms, Margaret C.; Holzer, Harry; Rodgers, William; Bates, Timothy; Eberts, Randall; Montgomery, Edward

• ISBN13: 9780761813507
• ISBN10: 0761813500
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-03-18
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Summary

The first volume of The Black Worker in the 21st Century, the Joint Center's signature series on economic policy issues, Job Creation Prospects and Strategies looks at the current demand for African American labor and strategies policy makers can use to increase that demand in the future. The contributing authors in this multi-author volume draw on both national statistics and original research to examine this issue. University Press of America/Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies

Table of Contents

Foreword	v
Eddie N. Williams
List of Tables	viii
Introduction	1	(8)
Margaret C. Simms
Into the Millennium (1994-2005): Employment Patterns and Likely Opportunities for Blacks and Whites	9	(48)
Wilhelmina A. Leigh
Notes	29	(1)
References	30	(1)
Tables	31	(26)
Barriers to Higher Employment Rates Among African Americans	57	(34)
Harry J. Holzer
Notes	76	(2)
References	78	(8)
Tables	86	(5)
Job Creation for At-Risk African Americans Through Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities	91	(34)
William M. Rodgers III
Notes	104	(1)
References	105	(1)
Tables	106	(19)
Job Creation Through Improved Access to Markets for Minority-Owned Businesses	125	(26)
Timothy Bates
Notes	142	(1)
References	143	(3)
Tables	146	(5)
The Impact of Economic Development Policy on Black-Owned Enterprises	151	(30)
Randall W. Eberts
Edward B. Montgomery
Notes	165	(2)
References	167	(2)
Tables	169	(12)
Appendix	181	(18)
About the Authors	199