Walter E Williams
Biographic Data
| ID | 259676 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Walter E Williams |
| GIVEN NAMES | Walter E |
| FAMILY NAME | Williams |
| SIGNATURE | WILLIAMS W E |
| AFFILIATIONS | George Mason University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 12 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1982 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Books in review
Justice in the process, not in the results
The welfare debate
A Tragic Vision of Black Problems
RACIAL DISCRIMINATION WAS AN UGLY PART OF U.S. HISTORY. IT USED TO be a reasonably satisfactory explanation for the socioeconomic status of black Americans. Today, that has changed. For all intents and purposes, the civil rights struggle is over and is won; black Americans now have constitutional guarantees just like other Americans. The fact that civil rights is no longer the issue it once was does not mean that every vestige of racial discrimin…
Books in review
A False Vision of Black Problems
“Heirs of the Wizard” is a rather shallow attempt to dismiss the contributions of Walter E. Williams, Thomas Sowell, and Shelby Steele to issues surrounding race. Clarence E. Walker's misunderstanding of issues discussed by Sowell and Williams is captured by his phrase “practices that raise questions about Williams's faith in the market.” Speaking for myself, and probably Sowell, it is not a faith in the market as much as evidence about the marke…
Oiling the Wheels of Apartheid
South Africa's War against Capitalism
South Africa's War against Capitalism
Myth making and reality testing
Work, wealth and welfare
The State Against Blacks
A Tragic Vision of Black Problems
RACIAL DISCRIMINATION WAS AN UGLY PART OF U.S. HISTORY. IT USED TO be a reasonably satisfactory explanation for the socioeconomic status of black Americans. Today, that has changed. For all intents and purposes, the civil rights struggle is over and is won; black Americans now have constitutional guarantees just like other Americans. The fact that civil rights is no longer the issue it once was does not mean that every vestige of racial discrimin…
South Africa's War against Capitalism
The State Against Blacks
Work, wealth and welfare
South Africa's War against Capitalism
South Africa's War against Capitalism
Myth making and reality testing
A False Vision of Black Problems
“Heirs of the Wizard” is a rather shallow attempt to dismiss the contributions of Walter E. Williams, Thomas Sowell, and Shelby Steele to issues surrounding race. Clarence E. Walker's misunderstanding of issues discussed by Sowell and Williams is captured by his phrase “practices that raise questions about Williams's faith in the market.” Speaking for myself, and probably Sowell, it is not a faith in the market as much as evidence about the marke…
Oiling the Wheels of Apartheid
Books in review
A Tragic Vision of Black Problems
RACIAL DISCRIMINATION WAS AN UGLY PART OF U.S. HISTORY. IT USED TO be a reasonably satisfactory explanation for the socioeconomic status of black Americans. Today, that has changed. For all intents and purposes, the civil rights struggle is over and is won; black Americans now have constitutional guarantees just like other Americans. The fact that civil rights is no longer the issue it once was does not mean that every vestige of racial discrimin…
Justice in the process, not in the results
The welfare debate
Books in review
Political science (10 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Economics (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Epistemology (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Political economy (3 works) · Capitalism (2 works) · Development economics (2 works)