Paperback. Why does racial inequality in America persist? In this important textbook, Michelle Holder and Jeannette Wicks-Lim answer this question by introducing readers to the innovative field of stratification economics.Stratification economics offers an antidote to conventional economics hyper-focus on individuals and disregard for how politics shapes the economy. It spotlights how groups such as racial groups compete to gain favorable positions in society through political and economic domination. The book fuses stratification economics with intersectional theory to illuminate how gender and ethnicity intertwine with racial oppression. Holder and Wicks-Lim argue that anti-Black racism developed and persists because it protects the interests of a politically dominant social group: White Americans. This argument is demonstrated across multiple arenas: education, employment, wealth, and the criminal legal system. Policy intervention through government action spurred by social movements is necessary for achieving racial equity. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Title: The Political Economy of Racism (Paperback)
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Oxford
Publication Date: 2025
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1509547096
ISBN 13: 9781509547098
Binding: Paperback
Condition: new

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Why does racial inequality in America persist? In this important textbook, Michelle Holder and Jeannette Wicks-Lim answer this question by introducing readers to the innovative field of stratification economics.

Stratification economics offers an antidote to conventional economics’ hyper-focus on individuals and disregard for how politics shapes the economy. It spotlights how groups – such as racial groups – compete to gain favorable positions in society through political and economic domination. The book fuses stratification economics with intersectional theory to illuminate how gender and ethnicity intertwine with racial oppression. Holder and Wicks-Lim argue that anti-Black racism developed and persists because it protects the interests of a politically dominant social group: White Americans. This argument is demonstrated across multiple arenas: education, employment, wealth, and the criminal legal system. Policy intervention – through government action spurred by social movements – is necessary for achieving racial equity.

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Michelle Holder is Professor of Economics at John Jay College, City University of New York.

Jeannette Wicks-Lim is Research Professor at the Political Economy Research Institute, University of Massachusetts Amherst.

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