Economist Paul Bullock Dies; Expert on Inner-City Careers
Paul Bullock, who retired as a research economist last year after 32 years with UCLA’s Institute of Industrial Relations, where he became an expert on career opportunities in the inner city, died Feb. 14 at his Redondo Beach home.
He was 61 and an autopsy was scheduled to determine the cause of death.
Bullock had a national reputation as a labor economist and was the author of numerous books and publications, including “Aspirations vs. Opportunity: Careers in the Inner City” and “Watts: the Aftermath--an Inside View of the Ghetto by the People of Watts.” The New York Times called the latter work the “fairest and most incisive report” of the 1965 riots in South-Central Los Angeles.
He also was the author of “Youth Training and Employment: From New Deal to Federalism,” a work that dealt with minority youth employment.
He was a member of the Watts Labor Community Action Committee and was on the board of directors of the Central City Mental Health Center.
He is survived by his wife, Connie.
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