Journal of Economic Literature

Williams, Robert B. Funding White Supremacy: Federal Wealth Policies and the Modern Racial Wealth Gap

2026-08-31

Vicki L. Bogan of Duke University reviews “Funding White Supremacy: Federal Wealth Policies and the Modern Racial Wealth Gap” by Robert B. Williams. The Econlit abstract of this book begins: “Explores why the racial wealth gap has been widening throughout the last half century, focusing on the current economic system that produces and reproduces racial hierarchy and domination.”

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DOI https://doi.org/10.1257/jel.64.3.1058.r8