The labor market and young black men: Updating Moynihan's perspective

Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

Volumn 621, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 47-69

  Holzer, Harry J ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Black men; Daniel Patrick Moynihan; Employment; Labor market; The Negro Family

Indexed keywords

EID: 57949116304     PISSN: 00027162     EISSN: 15523349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002716208324627     Document Type: Article

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