Never Together

The Economic History of a Segregated America
Erscheinungsjahr 2022
ISBN: 978-1-316-51674-4
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 250 Seiten, Format (B × H): 236 mm x 161 mm, Gewicht: 634 g

Reihe: Studies in New Economic Thinking

In November 2020, The New York Times asked fifteen on its columnists to 'explain what the past four years have cost America.' Not one of the columnists focused on President Trump's racism. This book seeks to redress this imbalance and bring Black Americans' role in our economy to the forefront. While all humans were created equal, economic history in the United States tells a different story. Reconstruction lasted for only a decade, and Jim Crow laws replaced it. The Civil Rights Movement lasted through the 1960s, yet decayed under President Nixon. The United States has been declining in the Social Product Index, where it now is the lowest of the G7 and 26th in the world. For health and happiness, Temin argues that we need lasting integration efforts that allow Black Americans equal opportunity. This book convincingly integrates Black and white activities into an inclusive economic history of America.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Temin, Peter

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Wirtschaftsgeschichte
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Geschichte der VWL
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftsgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: Part I. The Nineteenth Century: 1. Slavery and the civil war; 2. Reconstruction; 3. The gilded age and jim crow laws; Part II. The Twentieth Century: 4. The great migration, depression and world wars; 5. Postwar prosperity and the civil rights movement; 6. A new gilded age and mass incarceration; Part III. The Twenty-First Century Begins: 7. Racism rises and America declines; Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

Temin, Peter
Peter Temin is the Elisha Gray II Professor of Economics Emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.