Economic Facts and Fallacies
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| Rating | : | 4.64 (535 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B0018C4M9E |
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| Number of Pages | : | 425 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-12-30 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
In this lively primer, Thomas Sowell exposes some of the most popular fallacies about economic issues, including many that are widely disseminated in the media and by politicians.
Thomas Sowell has taught economics at Cornell, UCLA, Amherst, and other academic institutions, and his Basic Economics has been translated into six languages. He has been published in both academic journals and such popular media as the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and Fortune and writes a syndicated column that appears in newspapers across the country.. He is currently a scholar-in-residence at the Hoover
About the AuthorThomas Sowell has taught economics at Cornell, UCLA, Amherst, and other academic institutions, and his Basic Economics has been translated into six languages. He has been published in both academic journals and such popular media as the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and Fortune and writes a syndicated column that appears in newspapers across the country.. He is currently a scholar-in-residence at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University
TP said I'm an undercover conservative. As an Executive Director of a community development corporation I can attest to the fact that regulatory policies often meant to help lower income Americans and communities, often does the exact opposite by chasing out and killing the private sector and concentrating poverty. Sowell is brilliant in his forma. This book will challenge you to think through your understanding This book will challenge you to think through your understanding of what is truth in economics. Lest you think that this is simply an esoteric subject, economics influences everything that impacts the individual including the government one lives under. Understanding the simple truths in this book will assis. logan said reference book and to this end it is exceptionally good. However I expected more than just a reference. I feel as though this books main purpose is as a reference book and to this end it is exceptionally good. However I expected more than just a reference book, I expected a more in depth analysis of economic facts and fallacies as the title would lead one to believe. Great reference book but it isn't in depth