Dr. Dale Funderburk, retired Texas A&M-Commerce professor of economics, reflects on a recent "D" magazine article by SMU economics professors W. Michael Cox and Richard Alm arguing that despite Texas' reputation as a business-friendly, free-market state, the amount of business regulation is actually too great. The article states that Texas highest the fifth-highest rate of business restructions in the U.S.
Does The Texas Economy Need To Be Unshackled?
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