Race & Economics : : how Much can be Blamed on Discrimination?
Book - 2011 Black Studies 330 Wi 1 On Shelf No requests on this item
Sign in to request
Locations
Call Number: Black Studies 330 Wi
On Shelf At: Downtown Library
| Location & Checkout Length | Call Number | Checkout Length | Item Status |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout |
Black Studies 330 Wi | 4-week checkout | On Shelf |
Blacks today and yesterday -- Is discrimination a complete barrier to economic mobility? -- Race and wage regulation -- Occupational and business licensing -- Excluding blacks from trades -- Racial terminology and confusion -- Summary and conclusions.
"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.
REVIEWS & SUMMARIES
Summary / AnnotationTable of Contents
Excerpt
Author Notes
COMMUNITY REVIEWS
No community reviews. Write one below!
SERIES
Hoover Institution Press publication
no. 599.
PUBLISHED
Stanford, Calif. : Hoover Institution Press, c2011.
Year Published: 2011
Description: ix, 174 p. ; 24 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
0817912452
9780817912444
0817912444
9780817912451
SUBJECTS
Minorities -- United States -- Economic conditions.
Race discrimination -- Economic aspects.
Income distribution.
Free enterprise.
African Americans -- Economic conditions.
United States -- Economic policy.
United States -- Economic aspects.