Poor people, black faces: The portrayal of poverty in economics textbooks

Journal of Black Studies

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 352-361

  Clawson, Rosalee A ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33845739841     PISSN: 00219347     EISSN: 15524566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002193470203200305     Document Type: Article

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