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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Wealth Gap"”.
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(Mis)perceptions of Racial Wealth Inequality: The Role of Colorblind Racism and Implications for Public Policy
… largest racial disparities is the Black-White wealth gap, in which Black households hold 13% of the wealth of White households. Previous research demonstrates that White Americans tend to consistently underestimate this wealth gap. Across two main studies and a pilot study, I explored …
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Reparations, racial exploitation, and racial capitalism
… In the first paper, "Reparations and the Racial Wealth Gap," I evaluate the argument that the closure of the racial wealth gap is owed as reparations for the injustices that created it. I argue that there are a number of problems with the argument; most importantly, it treats racial populations …
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Multi-Generational Cycles of Poverty and Prosperity
… disparities in America is that of inherited wealth. When separating inherited wealth from non-inherited wealth, the racial wealth gap disappears. This is evidence that most wealth in America is not self-made, but passed down from generation to generation, making social mobility--moving past …
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Does Education Matter for Income Inequality? Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa
… have observed the state of the income and wealth gap between the top ten percent rich and the lower forty percent poor of populations, and its far-reaching impact on the lives of ordinary people. Income inequality has become a global challenge and the effects are felt in both developed and …
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Durham’s Self-Help And The Financialization Of The Bull City: Development Without Displacement? Or Displacement Without Development?
… identified as a developer seeking to close the wealth gap – inequality in the city also continues to grow. The findings show that despite Self-Help’s claims to supporting community, promoting affordable housing, bringing in jobs, honoring a black working class history, supporting a better future …
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Olympic Challenge: Designing Equity into Mega-Events
… inequitable allocation of opportunities to build wealth, such as through diverse contracting. As such, more explicitly just contracting processes have been identified as one of many avenues that can help address the entrenched racial wealth gap in the United States and better forward equitable …
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Reparative Urban Science: Challenging the Myth of Neutrality and Crafting Data-Driven Narratives
… could significantly reduce the racial housing wealth gap than race-neutral ones, showing race-conscious policies as potential reparative tools. The concluding chapter explores theoretical and practical considerations of housing reparations through the lens of reparative justice, arguing for a …
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Mammalian and avian diversity in a coastal nature reserve and an adjacent eco-estate
… and particularly in countries with a large wealth gap is the development of low density private residential estates. Although primarily conceived to improve home security, private estates are nevertheless regarded as a form of geographical escapism, and they are increasingly being marketed …
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The relationship between school funding and student achievement: A study of equity in select Illinois community unit school districts
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2023-09-01 without embargo terms