Knowledge that Transforms

The categories listed below are used to classify books, book reviews, journal articles, and dissertations indexed in JEL and EconLit. New changes to the classification system appear as soon as possible on www.econlit.org . The JEL classification system may be used freely for scholarly purposes. We suggest the following format: “JEL: A10, B10, etc.”

Editor's Note Our policy is to annotate all English-language books on economics and related subjects that are sent to us. A very small number of foreign-language books are called to our attention and annotated by our consulting editors or others. Our staff does not monitor and order books published; therefore, if an annotation of a book does not appear six months after the publication date, please write to us or the publisher concerning the book.

Vicki L. Bogan of Duke University reviews “Funding White Supremacy: Federal Wealth Policies and the Modern Racial Wealth Gap” by Robert B. Williams. The Econlit abstract of this book begins: “Explores why the racial wealth gap has been widening throughout the last half century, focusing on the current economic system that produces and reproduces racial hierarchy and domination.”

Joshua K. Hausman of University of Michigan reviews “False Dawn: The New Deal and the Promise of Recovery, 1933–1947” by George Selgin. The Econlit abstract of this book begins: “Explores how the United States recovered from the Great Depression and whether the New Deal helped or hindered that recovery, evaluating specific policies implemented during this period.”