Speaking wisely and provocatively about the political economy of race, Glenn Loury has become one of our most prominent black intellectuals--and, because of his

Why stigmatizing and confining a large segment of our population should be unacceptable to all Americans. The United States, home to five percent of the world's

Loury calls on Americans of all races to break free of stereotypical thinking on "liberal" & "conservative" issues & restore balance in seeking solutions to bui

Brendan O’Flaherty brings the tools of economic analysis—incentives, equilibrium, optimization—to bear on racial issues. From health care, housing, and ed

He argues that the triumph of the image spells death to politics and reduces people to mere symbols."--BOOK JACKET.