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Residential segregation in American cities: A contrary review

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Clark (1986) has reviewed evidence on the causes of racial residential segregation in American cities and has concluded that economic factors, job locations, preferences, and information bear the predominant explanatory weight; private acts of housing discrimination carry little weight. This article argues that Clark's conclusions are erroneous because they are based on a selective and incorrect interpretation of the evidence available to him and because more recent studies provide strong evidence to the contrary.

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Galster, G. Residential segregation in American cities: A contrary review. Popul Res Policy Rev 7, 93–112 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00125462

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