Title

Public Works Employment Act of 1977

Authors

John W. Dietrich, Bryant University

Document Type

Article

Comments

Entry in: Affirmative Action: An Encyclopedia / edited by James A. Beckman. Published in Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2004. Pages 693-695.

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Keywords

public works;employment;Affirmative action programs;United States;Encyclopedias

Publisher

Greenwood Press

Publication Source

Affirmative Action: An Encyclopedia

Abstract

The Public Works Employment Act of 1977 authorized $4 billion in grants for local public works projects and required that 10 percent of the dollar volume of each grant be expended on materials and supplies from minority business enterprises (MBEs).