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  • A Citizen's Guide to the Economy: Revised and Expanded Edition
  • Written by: Thomas Sowell
  • Narrated by: Brian Emerson
  • Length: 18 hrs and 32 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (19 ratings)

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Written by: Thomas Sowell
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Thomas Sowell has a different idea about how economics should be taught. With this groundbreaking introduction to economics, Sowell has thrown out the graphs, statistics, and jargon. Learning economics, he believes, should be relaxing - and even enjoyable.

Sowell reveals the general principles behind any kind of economy - capitalist, socialist, feudal, and so on. In understandable language, he shows how to critique economic policies in terms of the incentives they create rather than the goals they proclaim. With clear explanations of the entire field, from rent control and the rise and fall of businesses to the international balance of payments, this is the first audiobook for anyone who wishes to understand how the economy functions.

In this edition, Basic Economics has been revised and expanded to address the new concerns of the 21st century. It's focus has become more international, including the range of economic problems faced by foreign countries around the world. Each chapter reflects the experiences of many different peoples and cultures. In his straightforward style, Sowell demonstrates that the basic principles of economics are not confined by national borders.

©2000 Thomas Sowell (P)2019 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

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This book should be mandatory reading in school.

We would all be better off if every voter understood the basics of economics.

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Great book, but no chapter descriptions in app

This is a very interesting audio book, and i very much enjoyed listening to it. But it is so annoying that the chapter headings are not contained in the app, making it impossible to search for specific topic areas.

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BackgroundNoise

Like most remakes about economic theory it's a theory. Easie listening than expected but mostly describing historical trends and events
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Than solutions. The constant background
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