Basic Economics, Fifth Edition: A Common Sense Guide to the Economy
MP3 CD – Unabridged, December 2, 2014
Description
''Clear and concise . . . Among economists of the past thirty years, [Sowell] stands very proud indeed.'' -- Wall Street Journal ''At last there is a citizen's guide to the economy, written by an economist who uses plain English . . . A comprehensive survey.'' -- Business Wire Thomas Sowell has taught economics at Cornell, UCLA, Amherst, and other academic institutions, and his Basic Economics has been translated into six languages. He is currently a scholar-in-residence at the Hoover Institution, at Stanford University. He has been published in both academic journals and such popular media as the Wall Street Journal, Forbes , and Fortune and writes a syndicated column that appears in newspapers across the country.
Features & Highlights
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- Updated Fifth Edition
- ] [Read by Tom Weiner] An updated edition of the classic introduction to economics from one of America's leading economists. In this
- fifth edition
- of
- Basic Economics
- , Thomas Sowell revises and updates his popular book on commonsense economics, bringing the world into clearer focus through a basic understanding of the fundamental economic principles and how they explain our lives. Drawing on lively examples from around the world and from centuries of history, Sowell explains basic economic principles for the general public in plain English.
- Basic Economics
- , which has now been translated into six languages and has additional material online, remains true to its core principle: that the fundamental facts and principles of economics do not require jargon, graphs, or equations and can be learned in a relaxed and even enjoyable way.
