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- How to distinguish economic issues from political issues
- How to think through economic issues logically
Why you should read Applied Economics
This excellent, short, clear book should be part of everyone’s reference library, particularly those who wish to understand standard conservative economic thought. The distinctions author Thomas Sowell draws between political and economic logic should become a valuable part of each voter’s mental apparatus. Writing to educate the general reader, not to further instruct the sophisticated economist, the author advocates minimal government interference. He calls for as little regulation as possible, mainly because regulations have unintended and usually undesirable economic consequences when seen with a long-range perspective. Sowell’s concise, easy-to-read style cuts through the jargon of most economic discussions to lay bare the underlying, plain heartwood. It is easy to quibble here and there. Sowell doesn’t offer lots of statistics and back-up material. And, he seems to argue against individual economic decision making when he tilts a drug pricing discussion into a sermon against Americans buying medicine at low Canadian prices. However, getAbstract.com finds that his book stands on its merits nonetheless, as long as you understand that the author has a political - as well as an economic - point of view.
About the Author
Thomas Sowell is the Rose and Milton Friedman Senior Fellow on Public Policy at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. He has written for Forbes, Fortune, Newsweek, TIME and other publications. His previous books include Basic Economics, Knowledge and Decisions, Ethnic America, Race and Culture and The Vision of the Anointed, among others.
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| David Wilkinson | September 22, 2011 |
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A great summary of a bigoted, blinded individual's views. By explaining the core tenents of economic conservatism so clearly, it's easier than ever to dismiss them as logical fallacy. |
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