# Government, The Market, and Minorities **URL:** **By** Walter E. Williams **Published:** July 21, 1986 --- Water Williams speaks at a Libertarian International conference in Stockholm, Sweden in 1986 on how governments interact with minorities. Walter E. Williams is the John M. Olin Distinguished Professor of Economics at George Mason University and an adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute. He is a well-known columnist and the author of _South Africa's War Against Capitalism_ (1989) and _The State Against Blacks_ (1982). In this video, Williams speaks at a Libertarian International conference in Stockholm, Sweden in 1986 on how governments interact with minorities. He covers everything from prejudice and discrimination to segregation, equal pay for women, and "subsidized preference indulgence." He also answers audience questions about investment, foreign policy, immigration, welfare, and many other topics.