LEADER 02692nam 22005053u 450 001 9910791051903321 005 20230725015204.0 035 $a(CKB)2550000001263470 035 $a(EBL)1370681 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1370681 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001263470 100 $a20151123d2011|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 200 10$aRace & Economics$b[electronic resource] $eHow Much Can Be Blamed on Discrimination? 210 $cHoover Institution Press$d2011 215 $a1 online resource (185 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8179-1245-2 327 $aFront Cover ; Book Title; Copyright ; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Chapter 1 - Blacks Today and Yesterday; Chapter 2 - Is Discrimination a Complete Barrier to Economic Mobility?; Chapter 3 - Race and Wage Regulation; Chapter 4 - Occupational and Business Licensing; Chapter 5 - Excluding Blacks from Trades; Chapter 6 - Racial Terminology and Confusion; Chapter 7 - Summary and Conclusion; Notes; About the Author; Index 330 $aWalter 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 that free-market resource allocation, as opposed to political allocation, is in the best interests of minorities. He debunks many common labor market myths and reveals how excessive government regulation and the minimum-wage law have imposed incalculable harm on the most disadvantaged members of our society. 606 $aAfrican Americans -- Economic conditions 606 $aFree enterprise -- United States 606 $aIncome distribution -- United States 606 $aMinorities -- United States -- Economic conditions 606 $aRace discrimination -- Economic aspects -- United States 606 $aUnited States -- Economic policy 606 $aUnited States -- Race relations -- Economic aspects 615 4$aAfrican Americans -- Economic conditions. 615 4$aFree enterprise -- United States. 615 4$aIncome distribution -- United States. 615 4$aMinorities -- United States -- Economic conditions. 615 4$aRace discrimination -- Economic aspects -- United States. 615 4$aUnited States -- Economic policy. 615 4$aUnited States -- Race relations -- Economic aspects. 676 $a331.6/396073 676 $a331.6396073 700 $aWilliams$b Walter E$g(Walter Edward),$f1936-2020.$01525273 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910791051903321 996 $aRace & Economics$93847198 997 $aUNINA