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The economics of Thomas Sowell: A critique ofmarkets and minorities

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  1. Manhattan Report, special edition, International Center for Economic Policy Studies, vol. 1, no. 8, November 1981, p. 2.

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Chachere, B.P. The economics of Thomas Sowell: A critique ofmarkets and minorities . Rev Black Polit Econ 12, 163–177 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02873530

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