Faded Dreams: The Politics and Economics of Race in America
"This is a straightforward, informative, clearheaded, and useful book....Generalists will learn a lot from this book; specialists will learn some; and anyone interested in the politics and economics of race will do well to read it."   The Annals of the American Academy"With persuasiveness and passion, Martin Carnoy demonstrates that government must be the key actor in solving America's racial dilemma."   Nicholas Lemann, author of the The Promised Land"Faded Dreams details specific and compelling evidence about patterns of racially based economic injustice, and explains why it persists in America. Professor Carnoy makes a solid case that the government must intervene more to resolve these problems."   Congressman John Conyers, Jr. (1st Congressional District, Michigan)"Faded Dreams is the most important book on race and the economy in quite a few years....Carnoy's reminder of the power of political intervention sounds a bracing wake-up call in this era of poltical cynicism."   Chris Tilly, American Journal of Sociology