Following are papers presented at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston's 17th economic conference.

Contents

Entire Proceedings (5.43MB)

Introductory Remarks
  Frank E. Morris, The Honorable Michael S. Dukakis, and Kenneth I. Guscott

Progress of Minority Business: An Update 
Alex M. Armendaris

Economic Growth, Income Trends, and Prospects for Black-Owned Businesses
  Andrew F. Brimmer

The Importance of Urban Policy to Minority Business Development
  Monsignor Geno C. Baroni

The Problems of Business Operations in the Ghetto
  J. Bruce Llewellyn

The Effect of Crime on Minority Business 
Willie J. Davis (Moderator), A. Reginald Eaves, Charles J. Calvey, George J. Morrison and Joseph M. Jordan

Crime and Business: Some Highlights of the Question and Answer Session

Minority Purchasing and the Vendor Issue
  George R. Guscott (Moderator), Edwin C. Gooding, James M. Hill, Jr., Eugene V. Roundtree, and Robert S. Royster

Minority Purchasing: Some Highlights of the Question and Answer Session 

Minority Involvement in the Construction Industry and Urban Mass Transit 
Talbot De G. Bulkley (Moderator), Mel A. Balkan, Frederick P. Salvucci, Theodore C. Landsmark, and Kenneth E. Bolton

Construction and Transit: Some Highlights of the Question and Answer Session