A reversal of fortunes: Black empowerment, political machines, and city jobs in New York City and Chicago

Urban Affairs Review

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 291-318

  Joyce, Patrick D ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLACK PEOPLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMPLOYMENT PATTERN; EMPOWERMENT; LABOUR MARKET; POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT; URBAN POLITICS;

USA, ILLINOIS, CHICAGO; USA, NEW YORK, NEW YORK;

EID: 0031397853     PISSN: 10780874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107808749703200301     Document Type: Article

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