![]() | The Political Economy of Hope and Fear: Capitalism and the Black Condition in America Subjects: Afro-Americans -- Economic conditions; United States -- Economic conditions -- 1945–; Capitalism -- United States -- History -- 20th century; United States -- Economic policy; Popular liberal writing on race has relied on appeals to the value of "diversity" and the fading memory of the Civil Rights movement to counter the aggressive conservative assault on liberal racial reform generally, and on black well-being, in particular. Yet appeals to fairness and justice, no matter how heartfelt, are bound to fail, Marcellus Andrews argues, since the economic foundations of the Civil Rights movement have been destroyed by the combined forces of globalization, technology, and tight government budgets. Andrews Marcellus William : Marcellus Andrews is a Lillie and Nathan Ackerman Professor of Equality and Justice in America, Baruch CollegeCUNY. |
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