A conversation with Thomas Sowell

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Title:	A conversation with Thomas Sowell
Author:	Thomas Sowell (Interviewee); Krogh, Peter F. (Peter Frederic) (Moderator)
Abstract:	Host Peter Krogh sits down with economist and social commentator Thomas Sowell to discuss Sowell's latest book The Economics and Politics of Race.
Description:	In this episode, host Peter Krogh sits down with Thomas Sowell, the prominent black economist and social commentator. Born in North Carolina, Sowell grew up in Harlem. He received a bachelor's degree from Harvard, a master's degree from Columbia and a PhD from the University of Chicago. In 1980, he became the Rose and Milton Friedman Senior Fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution. A prolific author, Sowell frequently provoked controversy with his commentary on race and ethnic conflict. In this interview, Dr. Sowell discusses his latest book, The Economics and Politics of Race: An International Perspective, which examines how different races and ethnicities fare in different societies.
Permanent Link:	http://hdl.handle.net/10822/552496
Date Issued:	1983-11-03
Date Created:	1983-11-03
Subject:	Race relations -- Economic aspects ; Race relations -- Political aspects ; Ethnicity -- Economic aspects ; Ethnicity -- Political aspects ; Thomas Sowell ; The Economics and Politics of Race: An International Perspective