Applied Economics: Thinking Beyond Stage One - Couverture rigide

Sowell, Thomas

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0465081436 ISBN 13 : 9780465081431

Editeur : Basic Books, 2003

Synopsis

The application of economics to major contemporary real world problems--housing, medical care, discrimination, the economic development of nations--is the theme of this new book that tackles these and other issues head on in plain language, as distinguished from the usual jargon of economists. It examines economic policies not simply in terms of their immediate effects but also in terms of their later repercussions, which are often very different and longer lasting. The interplay of politics with economics is another theme of Applied Economics, whose examples are drawn from experiences around the world, showing how similar incentives and constraints tend to produce similar outcomes among very disparate peoples and cultures.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Thomas Sowell has taught economics at a number of colleges and universities, including Cornell, University of California Los Angeles, and Amherst. He has published both scholarly and popular articles and books on economics, and is currently a scholar in residence at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Basic Books
• Date d'édition: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0465081436
• ISBN 13: 9780465081431
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 256
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible