Black-White income inequality and metropolitan socioeconomic structure

Journal of Urban Affairs

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 305-334

  Jaret, Charles ^a   Reid, Lesley Williams ^a   Adelman, Robert M ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INCOME DISTRIBUTION; METROPOLITAN AREA; RACIAL DISPARITY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; URBAN SOCIETY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0141940590     PISSN: 07352166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9906.00167     Document Type: Article

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