Subtitle: Combating Race and Gender Disparities
Author: Robert Cherry
Subject: Legal Studies/Public Policy/African American Studies/Gender Studies
Paper ISBN 0-8135-2921-2
Cloth ISBN 0-8135-2920-4
Pages: 256 pp., 31 b&w illus.

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Description: A comprehensive analysis and history of race and gender labor market disparities in the United States

"If one could summarize this book in three words, they would be balanced, honest, and insightful. Cherry threads together the truths of neo-classical economics and alternative perspectives to weave a colorful picture of the labor market."-Robin L. Bartlett, Denison University

Racial and gender employment inequalities in the United States are alive and well today, and the debate over these inequalities continues. Robert Cherry's new book, Who Gets the Good Jobs?, will be lauded by both affirmative action supporters and critics alike. Both will recognize the value of Cherry's efforts to balance the benefits of the free market with the role of government intervention.

Building on his more than twenty years of research and political activism, Cherry synthesizes theoretical, historical, and cultural material to reach new understandings as to why discriminatory barriers faced by women, African Americans, and immigrants were able to persist even when they conflicted with profitability measures. He uses these insights to judge how far the country has come since the 1960s civil rights legislation was enacted, and how far it has to go to completely eliminate race and gender disparities. Most importantly, he provides political guideposts so that we can stay on the correct path and not be led astray by righteous indignation or comfortable complacency.

Robert Cherry is a professor of economics at CUNY, Brooklyn College and a faculty member of the CUNY Graduate Center. He has published many books in labor studies.