Economic Facts and Fallacies - 2nd Edition by Thomas Sowell (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>From one of America's most distinguished economists comes this work that exposes some of the most popular fallacies about economic issues--and does so in a lively, easy-to-understand style.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><i>Economic Facts and Fallacies</i> 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 <i>Economic Facts and Fallacies</i> 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 <i>Basic Economics</i>, this latest book is able to go into greater depth, with real world examples, on specific issues.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>From one of America's most noted conservative economists, a short, original book that offers some unconventional ideas about how to think about common economic topics.--<i><b>Baltimore Sun</b></i><br><br>Sowell's book dismantles many of the pervasive fallacies running rampant in politics today, broken into categories of urban life, gender, academia, income, race, and the problems of the third world. ... In <i>Economic Facts and Fallacies</i>, as in his other work, Sowell makes a persuasive and powerful case, armed with a solid arsenal of statistics, numbers, and historical facts.--<i><b>RealClearPolitics.com</b></i><br><br>This readable volume is a useful primer exposing how economics relates to the social issues that affect our country.--<i><b>Publishers Weekly</b></i><br><br>Thomas Sowell marshals his arguments with admirable clarity and authority. There is not a chapter in which he does not produce a statistic that both surprises and overturns received wisdom.--<i><b>The Economist</b></i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Thomas Sowell </b>is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. He is the author of dozens of books including <i>Charter Schools and Their Enemies</i>, winner of the 2021 Hayek Book Prize. He is the recipient of numerous other awards, including the National Humanities Medal, presented by the President of the United States in 2003.
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