Archive for Deborah Walker
A Feminist Lesson From Economics
Dr. Walker is an associate professor of economics at Loyola University in New Orleans. With the collapse of Communism, economists have finally figured out that economic planning does not work. This does not mean, of course, that the economic planners don’t continue to try; some will never concede defeat, even when theory and history tell [...]
1May1994 | Deborah Walker | 0 comments | ContinuedThe Womens Agenda
Dr. Walker is Associate Professor of Economics at Loyola University in New Orleans. Iam often asked, “What is this ‘woman thing’ about anyway?” or, “Why is there a woman’s movement or a feminist agenda at all?” Both men and women have their own ideas about this social movement and what they want to see come [...]
1Apr1994 | Deborah Walker | 0 comments | ContinuedThe Inequality of Labor Legislation
Dr. Walker is an assistant professor of economics at Loyola University in New Orleans, Louisiana. Joe is a blue collar worker. He has worked hard all his life, saving and skimping, holding on to the dream that some day he would have his own business. Joe has always been in favor of all kinds of [...]
1Nov1988 | Deborah Walker | 0 comments | Continued-
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