Sowell Thomas - Economic Facts And Fallacies Second Edition - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: Thomas Sowell both surprises and overturns received wisdom in this indispensable examination of widespread economic fallacies (The Economist) Economic Facts and Fallacies exposes some of the most popular fallacies about economic issues - and does so in a lively manner and without requiring any prior knowledge of economics by the reader. These include many beliefs widely disseminated in the media and by politicians such as mistaken ideas about urban problems income differences male - female economic differences as well as economics fallacies about academia about race and about Third World countries. One of the themes of Economic Facts and Fallacies is that fallacies are not simply crazy ideas but in fact have a certain plausibility that gives them their staying power - and makes careful examination of their flaws both necessary and important as well as sometimes humorous. Written in the easy - to - follow style of the author's Basic Economics this latest book is able to go into greater depth with real world examples on specific issues.
Title: Economic Facts And Fallacies Second Edition
Author(s): Sowell Thomas
Publisher: Basic Books
Barcode: 9780465022038
Pages: 304 Pages
Publication Date: 3/22/2011
Category: Economics