The local politics of race (Public policy and politics)

and Wolverhampton Polytechnic. We would like to express our thanks to these institutions for their support and in particular for funding two research posts for a three year period, and also to Birmingham Polytechnic and the University of Birmingham for their continuing support. The contents of this book reflect in part the efforts and achievements of many colleagues and friends. In particular we would like to acknowledge staff and members of our two respective Community Relations Councils in Liverpool and Wolverhampton. Our gratitude must also be extended to our families who have been waiting patiently, in some cases with considerable endurance, for the completion of the book; and to Linda Wall, Patricia McMillan and Dianne Murgatroyd for typing the manuscript. Finally we would like to express our gratitude to the Commission For Racial Equality for allowing us to reprint case studies from their annual report and to the Runnymede Trust for allowing us to reproduce material from their monthly bulletin. Ultimately, however, we must take responsibility for the contents of the book. Front Matter....Pages i-xiii Introduction....Pages 1-11 The Politics of Race: Current Themes and Issues....Pages 12-34 Institutionalised Racism and Public Policy....Pages 35-64 Local Organisations and Racial Equality....Pages 65-95 Local Struggles for Racial Equality....Pages 96-128 Central Policy Initiatives and the Local Politics of Race....Pages 129-165 Conclusions....Pages 166-176 Back Matter....Pages 177-185 Gideon Ben-tovim ... [et Al.]. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. 177-182.