{"product_id":"economic-facts-and-fallacies-thomas-sowell-9780465022038","title":"Economic Facts and Fallacies","description":"\u003cb\u003eThomas Sowell \"both surprises and overturns received wisdom\" in this indispensable examination of widespread economic fallacies (\u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eEconomic Facts and Fallacies\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eEconomic Facts and Fallacies\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eBasic Economics\u003c\/i\u003e, this latest book is able to go into greater depth, with real world examples, on specific issues.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas Sowell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0465022030\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780465022038\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Basic Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/22\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.50w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2011 pg. 70","brand":"Thomas Sowell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44053707653375,"sku":"9780465022038","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b93e6a4d-719c-4410-ba9d-3d57b600beb3.jpg?v=1685025811","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/economic-facts-and-fallacies-thomas-sowell-9780465022038","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}