The Wealth of Races: The Present Value of Benefits from Past InjusticesRichard F. America This collection of essays examines how injustices of the past affect entire groups of people today and outlines the current beneficiaries of these injustices. Although discriminatory practices can be based on ethnicity, religion, and gender, this book focuses on one important type-racial discrimination-and deals with the way it affects both blacks and whites. The authors address the question from different perspectives and, although there is no real consensus as to what extent unjust enrichments currently exist because of past discrimination, several essays focus on the need to systematically and equitably redistribute wealth. In beginning to explore these questions, the volume addresses the larger issues of how the costs and benefits of past practices can be measured and how historical injustices should affect current public policy matters. |
Contents
Overview and Summary | 1 |
Economic History and the Current Benefits | 15 |
Who Pays for Slavery? | 31 |
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The Wealth of Races: The Present Value of Benefits from Past Injustices Richard F. America No preview available - 1990 |
The Wealth of Races: The Present Value of Benefits from Past Injustices Richard F. America No preview available - 2024 |