Stories employers tell : race, skill, and hiring in America / Philip Moss and Chris Tilly.

By: Moss, Philip IContributor(s): Tilly, ChrisMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Multi city study of urban inequality: Publisher: New York : Russell Sage Foundation, c2003Description: xii, 317 p. : map ; 24 cmISBN: 0871546329 (pbk.); 9780871546326 (pbk.)Subject(s): Career development -- Social aspects -- United States | Minorities -- Employment -- United States | Discrimination in employment -- United StatesLOC classification: HF5549.5.C35 | M674 2001
Contents:
Racial inequality in the labor market: market forces or discrimination? -- The scope of the study: data, methods, and the four cities -- The skills employers seek -- Employer perceptions of race and skill -- Employers view the inner city / with Ivy Kennelly and Joleen Kirschenman -- Hiring procedures and the role of formality -- The moral of the tale: designing better labor market policies -- Appendix A. Profiles of data sets used in this book -- Appendix B. Descriptive statistics of variables.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Racial inequality in the labor market: market forces or discrimination? -- The scope of the study: data, methods, and the four cities -- The skills employers seek -- Employer perceptions of race and skill -- Employers view the inner city / with Ivy Kennelly and Joleen Kirschenman -- Hiring procedures and the role of formality -- The moral of the tale: designing better labor market policies -- Appendix A. Profiles of data sets used in this book -- Appendix B. Descriptive statistics of variables.

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