Alternatives: Silent Compulsions: Capitalist Markets and Race

Authors

Michael A. McCarthy, Marquette UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Language

Eng

Publication Date

8-2016

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Source Publication

Studies in Political Economy

Source ISSN

0707-8552

Abstract

This essay argues that the reproduction of racial categories and racial inequalities are both, in part, driven by processes fundamental to capitalist markets. Drawing from the work of Howard Botwinick and Barbara J. Fields, it suggests that racial problems are not solely the product of racial prejudice or racist institutional practices. Instead, it argues that seemingly race-neutral processes in capitalist markets are deeply racial in their implications.

Comments

Studies in Political Economy, Vol. 97, No. 2 (August 2016): 195-205. DOI.

Recommended Citation

McCarthy, Michael A., "Alternatives: Silent Compulsions: Capitalist Markets and Race" (2016). Social and Cultural Sciences Faculty Research and Publications. 229.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/socs_fac/229