01389pab a2200181 454500008004000000100001700040245010800057260000900165300001300174362000800187520089600195650002501091650001601116650002101132700001901153700001701172773001801189180718b2000   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aKerr, Brinck  aThe changing face of urban bureaucracy: is there interethnic competition for municipal government jobs?  c2000  ap.770-93  aJul  aThe authors examine changes over time in 65 multiethnic U.S. cities to test hypotheses about (1) job distribution among ethnic groups and (2) interethnic employment competition. Compared to blacks and non-Latino whites, Latinos experience the lowest levels of representation in both managerial and nonmanagerial jobs. The authors uncover patterns of competition between blacks and Latinos for managerial positions, but the majority of observed competition is between traditionally disadvantaged ethnic groups and non-Latino whites. Competition between blacks and Latinos for managerial jobs is most likely to occur in departments with redistributive policy commitments. The authors find a pervasive pattern of Latino gains and black losses for nonmanagerial positions, but they argue that the pattern should not be interpreted as evidence for interethnic employment competition. - Reproduced  aMunicipal government  aBureaucracy  aLocal government  aReid, Margaret  aMiller, Will  aUrban Affairs