Economic facts and fallacies / Thomas Sowell.
By: Sowell, Thomas
.
Material type: 
TextPublisher: New York : Basic Books, c2008Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.Description: vii, 262 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9780465003495 (alk. paper); 0465003494 (alk. paper).Subject(s): EconomicsDDC classification: 330 Online resources: Contributor biographical information | Publisher description | Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two Weeks | Davenport Library Circulating Collection | Print-Circulating | 330 So92 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 34284003372752 |
Browsing Davenport Library shelves, Shelving location: Circulating Collection, Collection: Print-Circulating Close shelf browser (Hides shelf browser)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
| 330 Sch367 2012 The assumptions economists make / | 330 Sch390 Reefer madness : sex, drugs, and cheap labor in the American black market / | 330 Sl16 Economics : a self-teaching guide / | 330 So92 2008 Economic facts and fallacies / | 330 So92 2011 Basic economics : a common sense guide to the economy / | 330 T218 2012 The instant economist : everything you need to know about how the economy works / | 330 W379 Economic literacy : basic economics with an attitude / |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The power of fallacies -- Urban facts and fallacies -- Male-female facts and fallacies -- Academic facts and fallacies -- Income facts and fallacies -- Racial facts and fallacies -- Third World facts and fallacies -- Parting thoughts.
Exposes some of the most popular fallacies about economic issues, 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. One of the book's themes 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.--From publisher description.
There are no comments on this title.