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"Williams applies an economic analysis to the problems black Americans have faced in the past and present to show that free-market resource allocation, as opposed to political allocation, is in the best interests of minorities"--Jacket.

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Main Author: Williams, Walter E. (Walter Edward), 1936-
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Stanford, Calif. : Hoover Institution Press, Ã2011.
Series:Hoover Institution Press publication ; 599.
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Summary:"Williams applies an economic analysis to the problems black Americans have faced in the past and present to show that free-market resource allocation, as opposed to political allocation, is in the best interests of minorities"--Jacket.
Physical Description:ix, 174 pages ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-166) and index.
ISBN:9780817912444
0817912444
9780817912451
0817912452
Author Notes:

Walter E. Williams is the John M. Olin Distinguished Professor of Economics at George Mason University and a nationally syndicated columnist. He is the author of several books and more than sixty articles that have appeared in such scholarly journals such as Economic Inquiry , American Economic Review, and Social Science Quarterly and popular publications such as Reader's Digest , Regulation , Policy Review , and Newsweek .