Ghetto Economic Development: Content and Character of the Literature *

Black Capitalism

Allen Louis L. “Making Capitalism Work in the Ghettos,” Harvard Business Review, Vol. 47 (May-June 1969), pp. 83–92.

America Richard F. Jr. “What Do You People Want?”, Harvard Business Review, Vol. 47 (March–April 1969), pp. 103–112.

Bluestone Barry “Black Capitalism: The Path to Black Liberation?” The Review of Radical Political Economics, Vol. 1 (May 1969), pp. 36–55.

Boggs James Johnson Charles Williams John “The Myth and Irrationality of Black Capitalism,” 2–9 in Proceedings of the National Black Economic Development Conference, Detroit, April 25–27, 1969.

Booms Bernard H. , and Ward James G. Jr. , “The Cons of Black Capitalism – Will This Policy Cure Urban Ills?”, Business Horizons, Vol. 12 (October 1969), pp. 17–26.

Brimmer Andrew F. “Black Capitalism: An Assessment,” Paper presented to the 1969 Meeting of the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, Birmingham, Alabama, October 1969.

Brimmer Andrew F. “The Trouble with Black Capitalism,” Nation's Business, Vol. 57 (May 1969), pp. 78–79.

Brimmer Andrew F. , and Henry S. Terrell “The Economic Potential of Black Capitalism,” Paper presented to the 1969 Meeting of the American Economic Association, New York City, December 1969.

Brower Michael , and Doyle Little “White Help for Black Business,” Harvard Business Review. Vol. 48 (May–June 1970), pp. 4–6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 163–164.

Cross Theodore L. Black Capitalism: Strategy for Business in the Ghetto. New York: Atheneum, 1969.^*

Durham Laird Black Capitalism: Critical Issues in Urban Management. Washington, D. C.: Published and Distributed by Communication Service Corp. for Arthur D. Little, Inc., 1970.

Epps Richard W. “The Appeal of Black Capitalism,” in Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, Business Review (May 1969), pp. 9–15.

Farmer Richard N. “The Pros of Black Capitalism: A modest Program Can Pay Dividends,” Business Horizons, Vol. 13 (February 1970), pp. 37–40.

Foley Eugene P. “The Negro Businessman: In Search of a Tradition,” pp. 555–592 in Parsons, Talcott and Kenneth B. Clark, eds., The Negro American. Boston: Beacon Press, 1965.

Frazier E. Franklin “Negro Business: A Social Myth,” pp. 153–173 in Black Bourgeoisie. New York: The Free Press, 1957.

Gloster Jesse E. Minority Business Enterprise in Houston, Texas. Houston: Department of Economics, Texas Southern University, 1969.

Harris Abram L. The Negro as Capitalist: A Study of Banking and Business Among American Negroes. Philadelphia: American Academy of Political and Social Science, 1936.

Irons Edward D. “A Positive View of Black Capitalism,” Bankers Magazine, Vol. 153 (Spring 1970), pp. 43–47.

Irons Edward D. “Black Capitalism–1968,” pp 217–227 in Pomero Patricia, W. (ed.), In Black America: 1968 The Year of Awakening. Washington, D. C: United Publishing Corporation, 1969.

McClelland David C. “Black Capitalism: Making it Work” Think Magazine, Published by IBM, Armonk, N.Y., Vol. 35 (July–August 1969), pp. 6–11.

McKerskie Robert-B. “Vitalize Black Enterprise,” Harvard Business Review, Vol. 46 (September-October 1968), pp. 88–89.

Miller Kenneth H. “Community Capitalism and the Community Self-Determination Act.” Harvard Journal on Legislation, Vol. 6 (1969), pp. 6–11.

Moskowitz Milton , “Black Capitalism - Where It's At,” Business and Society, A Biweekly Report on Business and Social Responsibility, Vol. I (December 17, 1968).

Ofari Earl The Myth of Black Capitalism, New York: Monthly Review Press, 1970.

Rein Martin “Social Stability and Black Capitalism,” TRANS-ACTION’ Vol. 6, (June 1969), pp. 4 and 6.

Sturdivant Frederick D. “The Limits of Black Capitalism,” Harvard Business Review, Vol. 47 (January-February 1969), pp. 122–128.

Tate Charles “Brimmer and Black Capitalism: An Analysis,” Review of Black Political Economy, Vol. 1 (Spring/Summer 1970), pp. 84–90.

“Black Capitalism, Problems and Prospects,” Saturday Review, Vol. LII August 23, 1969).

“Black Self-Determination: A Debate,” by Roy Innis and Normal Hill, New Generation, Vol. 51 (Summer 1969), pp. 18–26.

“Minority Enterprise,” Special Issue, Journal of Small Business, Vol. 7 (April-July 1969).

Economic Development in Black Ghettos

Allvine Fred C. “Black Business Development,” Journal of Marketing, Vol. 34 (April 1970). pp. 1–7.

Arnold Adams S. “Assistance for the Development of the institution of Saving for the Development of Capital,” Unpublished paper presented to the Seminar on Ghetto Economic Development at Southern Center for Studies in Public Policy, Clark College, Atlanta, Georgia, March 13–15, 1969. (Mimeo 22 pp.)

Brimmer Andrew F. “Small Business and Economic Development in the Negro Community,” pp. 422–437 in Organization and Operation of the Small Business Administration. Hearing (July 1969) before the Select Committee on Small Business. U.S. House of Representatives, 91st Congress, 1st Session, Washington, D. C, VS. Government Printing Office, 1969.

Davis Frank G. The Economics of Black Community Development: An Analysis and Program for Autonomous Growth and Development. (A book in preparation, 1971).

Garrity John T. “Red Ink for Ghetto Industries,” Harvard Business Review, Vol. 46 (May–June, 1963), pp. 4–10, 158–161.

Gersh G. “Economic Advances of the American Negro,” Contemporary Review, Vol. 207 (September 1965), pp. 134–139.

Haddad William F. Douglas G. Pugh . (eds.), Black Economic Development, Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, Inc. 1969.

Henderson William L. , and Larry C. Ledebur Economic Disparity – Problems and Strategies for Black America. New York: The Free Press, 1970.

Henderson William L. , “The Viable Alternative for Black Economic Development,” Public Policy, Vol. 18, (Spring 1970), pp.

Irons Edward D. “The Capital Constraints and Potentials,” Unpubl. paper presented to the Seminar on Ghetto Economic Development at the Southern Center for Studies in Public Policy, Clark College, Atlanta, Georgia, March 13–15, 1969. (Mimeo, 22 PP.)

Jenkins Timothy “The Legal Constraints and Potentials,” Unpubl. paper presented to the Seminar on Ghetto Economic Development at the Southern Center for Studies in Public Policy, Clark College, Atlanta. Georgia, March 13–15, 1969. (Mimeo 20 pp.)

Llorens D. “Apostle of Economics: J. Jackson's Operation Breadbasket in Chicago,” Ebony, Vol. 22 (August 1967), pp. 78–80.

Levitan Sar . “The Subsidization of Business,” Unpubl. paper presented to the Seminar on Ghetto Economic Development at the Southern Center for Studies in Public Policy, Clark Col lege, Atlanta, Georgia, March 13–15, 1969. (Mimeo 35 pp.)

Mearus John G. “Cleveland,” (Changes in the Black Ghetto – II), Saturday Review, Vol. Llll (August 1, 1970), pp. 13–14, 54.

Morrill R. L. “Negro Ghetto: Problems and Alternatives,” Geographical Review, Vol. 55 (July 1965), pp. 339–361.

Muller A. L. “Economic Growth and Minorities,” American Journal of Economics, Vol. XXVI (July 1967), pp. 225–230.

Newman Dorothy W. “Increasing the Income of the Consumer in the Ghetto,” Unpubl. paper presented to the Seminar on Ghetto Economic Development at the Southern Center for Studies in Public Policy, Clark College, Atlanta, Georgia. March 13–15, 1969. (Mimeo, 21 pp.)

Pender David R. “Strategic Hamlets in America… An Approach to the Problems of the Urban and Rural Poor,” Essays in Economics, No. 21, (September 1969), Columbia, S. C.: Vogue Press, 1969.

Puryear Alvin N. “Restoration: A Profile of Economic Development,” The MBA, Vol. Ill (February 1969), pp. 36–40, 48.

Robinson James . “The Environmental Redevelopment of the Ghetto,” Unpubl. paper presented to the Seminar on Ghetto Economic Development at the Southern Center for Studies in Public Policy, Clark College, Atlanta, Georgia, March 13–15, 1969. (Mimeo, 14 pp.)

Stegner Wallace “East Palo Alto,” (Changes in the Black Ghetto–I), Saturday Review, Vol. Llll (August 1, 1970), pp. 12, 15, 54.

Storner Richard The Negro's Share: A Study of Income, Consumption, Housing, and Public Assistance, New York: Harper and Row: (1943), 433 pp.

Tabb William K. The Political Economy of the Black Ghetto, New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1970.

Tobin James “On Improving the Economic Status of the Negro,” Daedalus, Vol. 94, (Fall 1965), pp. 878–898.

Vietorisz Thomas , and Harrison Bennett The Economic Development of Harlem. New York: Praeger Publishers, 1970.

Wallace Phyllis A. “The Manpower Constraints and Potentials,” Unpubl. paper presented to the Seminar on Ghetto Economic Development at the Southern Center for Studies in Public Policy, Clark College, Atlanta, Georgia, March 13–15, 1969. (Mimeo 20 pp.)

Walter I. , and Kramer J. E. Jr. “Human Resources and Economic Growth in a Negro Municipality,” Business and Government Review, (University of Missouri: Columbia, Vol. 9 (July–August 1968), pp. 5–17.

Weaver Robert C. The Negro Ghetto. New York: Harcourt; Brace, Co., (1948)

Williams J.A. Jr. “The Effects of Urban Renewal Upon a Black Community: Evaluation and Recommendations,” Social Science Quarterly, Vol. 50 (December 1969), pp. 703–712.

Zeidman P.F. “Negro Businessmen: Need for Help,” An address, December 8, 1967, Vital Speeches, Vol. 34 (January 15, 1968), pp. 209–214.

“Black Ghettos: The American Nightmare,” A Symposium, Atlantic, Vol. CCXXIX (October 1967), pp. 97–110.

“The Hough Development Corporation,” ICH Cases, 13G 300-13G307. Boston, Mass: Intercollegiate Case Clearing House, 1969.

Economic Development in Other Ghettos

Frankenhoff C.A. “Elements of an Economic Model for Slums in a Developing Economy,” Economic Development and Cultural Change Vol. 16, No. 1, 1967, pp. 27–35.

Hackbart Merlin M. , and Clark C. Abt. “Development Analysis: A Study of the Interaction of Educational Development and Structural Analysis in a Depressed Region,” paper presented to the 1970 Meetings of the Western Regional Science Association, San Diego, California, March, 1970.

Rubel Arthur J. Across the Tracks: Mexican-Americans in a Texas City. Austin: University of Texas, (1966)

Taylor Benjamin J. Dennis J. O'Connor “Indian Manpower Resources in the Southwest: A Pilot Study”, Tempe, Arizona: Arizona State University, 1969.

U.S. Congress, Joint Economics Committee, Toward Economic Development for Native American Communities, 1969. Papers submitted to the Subcommittee on Economy in Government, Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1969.

The Ghetto in Urban and Regional Development

Bell Carolyn S. The Economics of the Ghetto. New York: Pagasus, 1970.

Brimmer Andrew F. “The Banking System and Urban Economic Development,” a paper presented at the 1968 Annual Meeting of the American Real Estate and Urban Economic Association and the American Finance Association, December 23, 1968.

Coles Flournoy A. Jr. An Analysis of Entrepreneurship in Seven Urban Areas. Washington, D. C.: The National Business League, 1969.

Crandall Robert W. , and Duncan C. MacRae “Urban Development Banks and Corporations,” Working Paper of the Urban Institute, October 1969, Mimeographed, 30 pp.

Cross Theodore L. “The Present Condition of Banking in the Ghetto,” US. Senate, Committee on Banking and Currency, September 1968, pp. 396–401, in Financial Institutions and the Urban Crisis, Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions, Washington, D.C.: US. Government Printing Office, 1969.

Foley Eugene P. The Achieving Ghetto. Washington, D. C.: The Nation Press, Inc. 1968.

Ginzberg Eli “What We Don't Know About the Ghetto,” Business Economics, Vol. 4 (May 1969), pp. 12–18.

Johnston Verle “Financing the Inner City,” Monthly Review of the Federal Reserve Bank of Sen Francisco. (October 1969):

Kennedy Robert F. “A Business Development Program for Our Poverty Areas,” pp. 193–209; In Sturdivant, Frederick D. (ed.), The Ghetto Marketplace. New York: The Free Press, 1969.

Levitan Sar A. Mangum Garth L. Taggart Robert III Economic Opportunity in the Ghetto: The Partnership of Government and Business. (Policy Studies in Employment and Welfare No. 3), Baltimore: The John Hopkins Press, 1970.

Wright K. M. “Financing Business in Urban Core Areas,” Business Economics, Vol. 4 (January 1969), pp. 57–60.

Young Harding B. , and James Hund M. “Negro Entrepreneurship in Southern Economic Development,” pp. 112–157, in Greenhut M.L. , and Whitman W.T. , (eds.) Essays in Southern Economic Development. Chapel Hill, N.C.: University of North Carolina Press, 1964.

Economic Development Opportunity, U.S. Senate, 90th Congress. Role of the Federal Government in the Development of Small Business Enterprise in the Urban Ghetto. Hearings before the Select Committee on Small Business, May 24, 1968, and June 17, 1968, Washington, D. C.: US. Government Printing Office, 1968.

Related Topics

Adelman Irma , and Morris Cynthia , “Performance Criteria for Evaluating Economic Development: An Operational Approach,” Quarterly Journal of Economics, Vol. 82 (May 1968), pp. 260–280.

Allen Robert L. Black Awakening in Capitalist America: An Analytic History. Garden City, New York: Doubleday and Company, Inc., 1969.

Belshaw H. , The Communities Project Approach to Economic Development. Noumea, New Caledonia: South Pacific Commission, July 1955, Technical Paper No. 84.

Broehl Wayne G. “A Less Developed Entrepreneur,” Columbia Journal of World Business. Vol. 5 (March-April 1970).

Browne Robert S. “Toward an Assessment of Our Alternative,” The Review of Black Political Economy, Vol. I (Spring/Summer 1970), pp. 18–26.

Bryce Harrington , “Alternative Policies for Increasing the Earnings of Migratory Farm Workers,” Public Policy, Vol. XVIII (Spring 1970) Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, pp. 413–428.

Coles Flournoy “Black Economics: What Can Be Done?”, pp. 43, 46–47 in Proceedings of the National Black Economic Development Conference. Detroit, April 25–27, 1969.

Deyrup Felicia J. “Social Mobility as a Major Factor in Economic Development,” Social Research, Vol. 34 (Summer 1967), pp. 333–346.

Druckner Peter F. “What We Learned About Economics and Social Development,” Advanced Management Journal. Vol. 31 (July 1966), pp. 10–18.

Enke Stephen , “Economists and Development: Rediscovering Old Truths,” Journal of Economic Literature, Vol. VII (December 1969), pp. 125–139.

Fusfeld Daniel R. “The Basic Economics of the Urban and Racial Crisis,” pp. 23–25 in Proceedings of the National Black Economic Development Conference. Detroit, April 25–27, 1967.

Gibson D. Parke The $30 Billion Negro. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1969.

Gorkin S. “Shearson, Hammill and Company and the Ghetto,” University of Washington, Business Review. Vol. 29 (Autumn 1969), pp. 27–34.

Harris A.L. “The Negro Problem as Viewed by Negro Leaders,” Current History, Vol. 18 (1923), pp. 410–418.

Heller Frank A. “The Role of Management in Economic Development,” Management International Review. Vol. 8, No. 6 (1968), pp. 63–70.

Holsendolf Ernest , “Middle Class Blacks are Moving Off the Middle,” Fortune LXX, No. 7 (December 1969), pp. 90–95, 151, 154, 156.

Kain John F. (ed.) Race and Poverty: The Economics of Discrimination. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, Inc. 1969.

Kelso Louis O. , and Hetter Patricia “Planning Economic Opportunity: Why Jobs are Not Enough,” Current, Vol. 94, (April 1968), pp. 52–57.

Kelso Louis O. Two Factor Theory: The Economics of Reality. New York: Vintage Books, Random House, Inc., 1967.

Kinzer Robert H. Edward Sagarin The Negro in American Business: Conflict Between Separatism and Integration. New York: Greenberg, 1950, 220 pp.

Koefod Paul E. “Some General Problems of Economic Development,” Land Economics. Vol. XLII (August 1966), pp. 247–259.

Lecky Robert S. Wright Elliot , Black Manifesto: Religion, Racism and Reparations. New York: Sheed and Ward, Inc., 1969.

Lent George E. “Tax incentives for Investment in Developing Countries,” Finance and Development, Vol. 4 (Summer 1967), pp. 195–201.

Levitan Sar A. Federal Aid to Depressed Areas. Baltimore: John Hopkins Press, 1964, 268 pp.

Margolis Julius , Public Economy of Urban Communities, Baltimore: John Hopkins University Press, 1965.

Meier G.M. , and Baldwin R.E. Economic Development New York: Wileg and Sons, 1957.

Nearing Scott Black America. New York: Schocken Books, 1968, (First published in 1929)

Ovington Mary W. Half a Man – The Status of the Negro in New York. New York: Hill and Wang, 1911, Reissued 1969. (American Century Series.)

Parker Daniel “To Improve the Conditions of Life for Everyone Everywhere,” Columbia Journal of World Business, Vol. 3 (July-August 1968), pp. 19–26.

Parsons Kenneth H. “Poverty as an Issue in Development Policy: A Comparison of United States and Under developed Countries,” Land Economics, Vol. 45 (February 1969), pp. 52–65.

Peacock Alan T. “The Role of Government Finance in Economic Development,” OECD Observer (August 1967), pp. 29–32.

Rosenbloom Richard S. Maris Robin (eds.) Social Innovation in the City: New Enterprises for Community Development. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Program on Technology and Society, 1969.

Schuchter Arnold White Power/Black Freedom: Planning the Future of Urban America. Boston, Mass.: Beacon Press, 1968.

Solo Robert A. “Business Enterprise and Economic Development,” MSU Business Topics. Vol. 15 (Winter 1967), pp. 23–29.

Sundquist James L. “Jobs, Training, and Welfare for the Underclass,” in Gordon Kermit (ed.). Agenda for the Nation. Washington, D. C.: The Brookings Institute, 1968. pp. 49–76.

Wright Nathan Jr. “The Economics of Race,” American Journal of Economics and Sociology, Vol. XXVI (1967) pp. 1–12.

Young Whitney M. Jr. Beyond Racism. New YOrk: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1969.

“David Rockefeller on Economic Development,” Banker, Vol. 117 (October 1967), pp. 868–873.