EAN: 9780465060733

Bilder-Quelle: averdo

The bestselling citizen' s guide to economics “ Basic Economics  reveals in every chapter why Thomas Sowell is one of America’s greatest thinkers. It is must-reading for anyone who wants the truth about how the laws of economics govern so many of the events in our daily lives.”―Arthur C. Brooks New York Times  bestselling author of  Build the Life You Want Basic Economics is a citizen' s guide to economics written for those who want to understand how the economy works but have no interest in jargon or equations. Bestselling economist Thomas Sowell explains the general principles underlying different economic systems: capitalist socialist feudal and so on. In readable language he shows how to critique economic policies in terms of the incentives they create rather than the goals they proclaim. With clear explanations of the entire field from rent control and the rise and fall of businesses to the international balance of payments this is the first book for anyone who wishes to understand how the economy functions. This fifth edition includes a new chapter explaining the reasons for large differences of wealth and income between nations. Drawing on lively examples from around the world and from centuries of history Sowell explains basic economic principles for the general public in plain English.  

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