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Economic Facts and Fallacies

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Basic Books, 2011 - Business & Economics - 304 pages
Economic Facts and Fallaciesexposes 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 Economic Facts and Fallaciesis 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 Basic Economics, this latest book is able to go into greater depth, with real world examples, on specific issues.
  

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User Review  - Camille - Goodreads

I'm just finishing this book now so I won't spoil the ending for you, just kidding. It really is a great book applying basic economic theories to real life situations. He spends quite a bit of time ... Read full review

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User Review  - George - Goodreads

WELL DONE, ONCE AGAIN. “One of the themes of 'Economic Facts and Fallacies' is that fallacies are not simply crazy ideas but in fact have a certain plausibility that gives them their staying power-and ... Read full review

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Contents

Chapter 1 THE POWER OF FALLACIES
1
Chapter 2 URBAN FACTS AND FALLACIES
13
Chapter 3 MALEFEMALE FACTS AND FALLACIES
59
Chapter 4 ACADEMIC FACTS AND FALLACIES
90
Chapter 5 INCOME FACTS AND FALLACIES
139
Chapter 6 RACIAL FACTS AND FALLACIES
172
Chapter 7 THIRD WORLD FACTS AND FALLACIES
206
Chapter 8 PARTING THOUGHTS
235
Notes
241
I N D E X
271
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Bestselling author Thomas Sowell has been on the faculties of leading universities across the country, an economist in the corporate world and in government, and a scholar in residence at three think tanks. His books have been translated into nine languages, and his essays have appeared in "The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Time, Newsweek, Forbes, " and "Fortune" and are syndicated to 150 newspapers. For the past two decades, he has been a Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. His Internet Web site is www.tsowell.com.

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