Contemporary Labor Economics 9th Edition by Campbell Mcconnell, Stanley Brue, David Macpherson, Robert Powell, David Colander

Exercise 5

"The ratio of the incomes of African-American families to the incomes of white families has increased quite slowly in the past two or three decades, despite legislation and a variety of public policies to ameliorate discrimination. One may, therefore, conclude that government programs have failed to lessen racial discrimination." Discuss critically.