Competition in the Promised Land.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Boustan, Leah Platt
Corporate Author:	ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Princeton University Press, 2016.
Series:	National Bureau of Economic Research Publications
Subjects:	African Americans > Migrations > History > 20th century. Migration, Internal > United States > History > 20th century. Rural-urban migration > United States > History > 20th century. African Americans > Economic conditions > 20th century. African Americans > Social conditions > 20th century. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / General. HISTORY / United States / 20th Century. HISTORY / Social History. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination & Race Relations SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies African Americans > Economic conditions. African Americans > Migrations. African Americans > Social conditions. Migration, Internal. Rural-urban migration. United States. 1900-1999 Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Frontmatter
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Black Migration from the South in Historical Context
Chapter 2: Who Left the South and How Did They Fare?
Chapter 3: Competition in Northern Labor Markets
Chapter 4: Black Migration, White Flight
Chapter 5: Motivations for White Flight: The Role of Fiscal/Political Interactions
Epilogue: Black Migration, Northern Cities, and Labor Markets after 1970
References
Index