Race, Self-Employment, and Upward Mobility: An Illusive American Dream (Woodrow Wilson Center Press)

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"The argument is important and very well buttressed by statistical analysis. The sociologists who have worked on Asian and minority entrepreneurship will certainly respond, and the debate will be lively." -- Nathan Glazer, Professor of Education and Social Structure, Harvard University

Race, Self-Employment, and Upward Mobility refutes conventional notions about entrepreneurship with a wealth of unimpeachable data. Timothy Bates finds that self-employment and upward mobility are open to those who are highly educated and skilled, often possessing significant personal financial resources. This is true among Asian Americans, African Americans, and everybody else, too. Asian immigrants are prominent in low-profit, high-risk small-scale inner-city retailing, Bates explains, because they are often pushed into it by poor English language skills and problems of credentialing -- when they can secure other employment, they do so. African Americans, in contrast, who have the education, capital, and inclination to become entrepreneurs find better-paying opportunities and avoid ghetto shopkeeping.

Bates compares black and Asian self-employment. He reviews who becomes self-employed, what factors encourage continuing self-employment, and how people escape unsuccessful self-employment. He addresses the place of entrepreneurship in upward mobility among disadvantaged persons and the role of government in assisting them. Bates's analysis is based largely on the massive Characteristics of Business Owners survey compiled by the U.S. Census Bureau, which provides nationwide information on small business success and survival patterns.

This book is an important contribution to the economic and sociological literature on ethnic groups and labor. It belongs in all libraries with extensive holdings in economics and sociology. In paperback, it can be used in upper division and graduate level courses.

Race, Self-employment and Upward Mobility: An Illusive American Dream.(Review) (book reviews): An article from: Journal of Economic Issues

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Race, Self-employment and Upward Mobility: An Illusive American Dream.(Review) (book reviews): An article from: Journal of Economic Issues
Jennifer Long
Manufacturer: Association for Evolutionary Economics
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ASIN: B00098ZRTC
Release Date: 2005-07-28

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Title: Race, Self-employment and Upward Mobility: An Illusive American Dream.(Review) (book reviews)
Author: Jennifer Long
Publication: Journal of Economic Issues (Refereed)
Date: September 1, 1999
Publisher: Association for Evolutionary Economics
Volume: 33 Issue: 3 Page: 776(4)

Article Type: Book Review

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The common sense view of "money" as a natural and unchanging economic fact is, in reality, a product of contemporary society. Indeed, ever since money was invented there has been fierce debate about its political, economic and ethical character, and a continued discourse, involving academics, political theorists and social reformers, on the best ways to create money, the most effective rules for governing its use, and even the potential benefits of its abolition.

Recent years have seen an increasingly powerful resurgence of interest in fundamentally changing national and global systems of currency and in controlling the monetary trends -- the booms and busts of the globalized economy -- that affect all aspects of our lives. Yet few realize that these objections have deep roots and a rich tradition.

"The Money Changers" is a unique collection of historical and contemporary thought on the nature of money, combining the political and polemical, the analytical and the visionary. It draws on a wealth of expertise and experience, from the impassioned treatises of reformers such as William Morris, via the mainstream economics of John Maynard Keynes and Friedrich Hayek, to the entrepreneurial insight of social activists such as Edgar Cahn and George Soros.

This book is a timely guide to the key ideas and ideologues in a fast-moving debate on our economic and social future and will prove informative, enlightening and entertaining for academics and general readers alike.

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A fascinating wealth of economic insight.......2003-10-19

Compiled and edited by David Boyle (Senior Associate, New Economics Foundation, London, England), The Money Changers: Currency Reform From Aristotle To E-Cash is an anthology of expert essays by respected authors spanning a history of money ranging from 350 BC down to the modern day. Special focus is provided concerning the foibles, difficulties, and challenges facing currency systems. From the problems that arise from too much or too little money wreaking havoc on the economy, to the mind-boggling possibilities of electronic commerce and e-cach, The Money Changers is a fascinating wealth of economic insight, gleaned from great names through the centuries including J M Keynes, Benjamin Franklin, Andrew Jackson, Aristotle, Marco Polo, B F Skinner and much more. Highly recommended for both academia and non-specialist general readers with an interest in economics.

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The 2002 Annual, Volume 2, Consulting
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Succeed by Listening; A Step by Step Approach to Better Communications

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In this video program you'll discover the basic principles and techniques needed to become an active listener and better communicator in both your business and personal life. You'll learn to handle the tough situations by really understanding what has been said. You'll have the confidence needed to solve the difficult problems and react without misunderstanding. This how-to training program comes with a video, audiocassette and the book, Listening, That Forgotten Skill.

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what is this book really about??????.......2007-05-13

This book harps on a persons' upbringing and if there was enough encouragement, enthusiam and confidence given as a child... The author feels based on the manner in which the person was raised is relevant to their success...I kept reading ( painfully ) because I was sure somewhere there would be something relevant to the title. Reading this book was like a therapy session , that I did not request..

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Mixed bag.......2004-09-04

I listened to the 2003 recording from Recorded books of the 2001 book by Silver Lining (the same people that published this for "Barnes and Noble Basics."

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The advice however on saving, taxes, stocks, and rules, is of an old era. It is sort of like reading a medical book that tells you to put butter on a burn instead of ice.

One assumption that may bit you is saving in a 401K. She makes the assumption that you can keep your money in until you are in a lower tax bracket. She does not take into consideration that at the time of this review we are being taxes at a much lowered percentage in general then we will be in the future. She acts like placing your money in stock will make money in the long run with out taking in the fact that the percentage it earns nowadays is a fraction of what it used to and if you lose 50% value that you have to make 100% on your money just to break even.

I have to give her credit for giving out more useful advice that some of the misleading item like suggesting looking into "whole life insurance" She even points out that they will make a bundle off you. On 401K she keeps saying you have to wait to 59.5 years to take it out. Then all of a sudden says 55 and separated from service. So the information goes back and forth.

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This digital document is an article from Epoca, published by Thomson Gale on March 21, 2003. The length of the article is 1265 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: En un mundo de tiburones: es dificil sobrevivir en el mundo de los ejecutivos de elite que luchan para escalar peldanos, mientras se les limita su capacidad de critica a la empresa. (Sociedad: negocios).(incluye notas sobre el libro Ejecutivos, la gran mentira )(Bibliografia)
Author: Ana Del Paso
Publication: Epoca (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 21, 2003
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Page: 40(2)

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