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Basic Economics 1st Ed: A Citizen's Guide to the Economy
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Basic Economics 1st Ed: A Citizen's Guide to the Economy Hardcover - 2000

by Thomas Sowell


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At last there is a citizen's guide to the economy, written by an economist who uses plain English. No jargon, no graphs, no equations. Yet this is a comprehensive survey, covering everything from rent control and the rise and fall of businesses to the international balance of payments.The purpose of Basic Economics is to enable people without any economic training to understand the way the economy functions-not only the American economy, but other economies around the world.Some of the clearest demonstrations of the role of prices, for example, come from economies in which prices are not allowed to function-with consequences which show just what those functions are and what happens when they are lacking.In the end, this is not a book from which to cram facts, but one from which to gain an understanding of the economy that will enable you to form your own conclusions on the basis of tested principles, rather than on the basis of emotion or rhetoric. That is the goal of the journey, but you should also enjoy the trip along the way.

First line

To know what economics is, we must first know what an economy is.

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  • Title Basic Economics 1st Ed: A Citizen's Guide to the Economy
  • Author Thomas Sowell
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 384
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Basic Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Date December 26, 2000
  • ISBN 9780465081387 / 046508138X
  • Weight 1.49 lbs (0.68 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.5 x 6.46 x 1.2 in (24.13 x 16.41 x 3.05 cm)
  • Reading level 1480
  • Library of Congress subjects Economics
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 00044420
  • Dewey Decimal Code 330

About the author

Thomas Sowell has taught economics at a number of colleges and universities, including Cornell, University of California Los Angeles, and Amherst. He has published both scholarly and popular articles and books on economics, and is currently a scholar in residence at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University.
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