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Economic Facts and Fallacies
โ Scribed by Thomas Sowell
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 294
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
From one of America's most distinguished economists, a short, brilliant, and revelatory book: the fundamental ideas people most commonly get wrong about economics, and how to think about the subject better.
Abstract: From one of America's most distinguished economists, a short, brilliant, and revelatory book: the fundamental ideas people most commonly get wrong about economics, and how to think about the subject better
โฆ Table of Contents
Content: P R E F A C E
Chapter 1 THE POWER OF FALLACIES
Chapter 2 URBAN FACTS AND FALLACIES
Chapter 3 MALE-FEMALE FACTS AND FALLACIES
Chapter 4 ACADEMIC FACTS AND FALLACIES
Chapter 5 INCOME FACTS AND FALLACIES
Chapter 6 RACIAL FACTS AND FALLACIES
Chapter 7 THIRD WORLD FACTS AND FALLACIES
Chapter 8 PARTING THOUGHTS
Notes
I N D E X.
โฆ Subjects
Economics
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