The Vision Of The Annointed: Self-congratulation As A Basis For Social Policy - Couverture rigide

Sowell, Thomas

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ISBN 10 : 0465089941 ISBN 13 : 9780465089949

Editeur : Basic Books, 1995

Synopsis

Sowell presents a devastating critique of the mind-set behind the failed social policies of the past thirty years. Sowell sees what has happened during that time not as a series of isolated mistakes but as a logical consequence of a tainted vision whose defects have led to crises in education, crime, and family dynamics, and to other social pathologies. In this book, he describes how elites—the anointed—have replaced facts and rational thinking with rhetorical assertions, thereby altering the course of our social policy.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Sowell presents a devastating critique of the mind-set behind the failed social policies of the past thirty years. Sowell sees what has happened during that time not as a series of isolated mistakes but as a logical consequence of a tainted vision whose defects have led to crises in education, crime, and family dynamics, and to other social pathologies. In this book, he describes how elites—the anointed—have replaced facts and rational thinking with rhetorical assertions, thereby altering the course of our social policy.

Biographie 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: 1995
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0465089941
• ISBN 13: 9780465089949
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 320
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• Personne responsable: non disponible