Abstract
For the first time in the country's history, the level of skills and education of the African-American labor force is a critical determinant of the potential for growth of the economy itself. The integration of black labor into the economy now means that the development of one is dependent upon the development of the other. To investigate this relationship we first examine the recent performance of the economy and the consequences of that performance for the black standard of living, and then the role the African-American labor force can play in overcoming the economic deficiencies that have plagued the economy.
Recommended Citation
Ferleger, Lou and Mandle, Jay R.
(1991)
"African Americans and the Future of the U.S. Economy,"
Trotter Review: Vol. 5:
Iss.
1, Article 2.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.umb.edu/trotter_review/vol5/iss1/2
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