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Race & economics : how much can be blamed on discrimination? / Walter E. Williams.
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- ISBN: 9780817912444
- ISBN: 0817912444
- ISBN: 9780817912451 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 0817912452 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: ix, 174 p. ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: Stanford, CA : Hoover Institution Press, c2011.
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 143-166) and index. |
| Summary, etc.: | Walter E. Williams applies an economic analysis to the problems black Americans have faced in the past and still face in the present to show that free-market resource allocation, as opposed to political allocation, is in the best interests of minorities. |
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| Subject: | African Americans > Economic conditions. Minorities > United States > Economic conditions. Race discrimination > Economic aspects. United States > Race relations > Economic aspects. |
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Race and Economics : How Much Can Be Blamed on Discrimination?
"Restrictive laws are just as harmful to blacks, whether they were written with the explicit intent, as in the past, to eliminate black competition or, as they are written today, with benign goals such as protecting public health, safety, and welfare and preventing worker exploitation ."--Chapter Two. Pg. 25 Excerpted from Race and Economics: How Much Can We Blame on Discrimination? by Walter E. Williams All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.
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