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Title: Lower Wages and Continued Occupational and Industrial Segmentation of Latinos in the Chicago Economy

Citation Type: Dissertation/Thesis

Publication Year: 2019

ISBN: 9781687994448

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Abstract: In 1993, John Betancur, Teresa Córdova, and Maria de los Angeles Torres published “Economic Restructuring and the Process of Incorporation of Latinos into the Chicago Economy,” in Latinos in the Changing U.S. Econom,y edited by Rebecca Morales and Frank Bonilla. They concluded, “The history of the incorporation of Latino workers into the economy best explained the Latino experience in the Chicago area and provides a backdrop for understanding the impact of restructuring (110).” The authors argue that “the condition of ascriptive low-wage labor” restricted the mobility options for the Latino work force in the region. Examining PUM census data for the Chicago metro area from 1950 – 1980 on labor force participation, the study demonstrated that Latino labor, composed primarily of Mexicans and Puerto Ricans, facilitated the growth of the service sector in the Chicago economy while continuing to further entrench the segmentation of Latino labor in low-wage service sector employment.

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Authors: Jose, Acosta Cordova

Institution: University of Illinois at Chicago

Department: Urban Planning and Policy

Advisor: John J. Betancur

Degree: M.U.P.

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Pages: 105

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Labor Force and Occupational Structure, Poverty and Welfare, Race and Ethnicity

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