{"product_id":"economic-facts-and-fallacies-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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThomas Sowell \u003c\/b\u003eis a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. He is the author of dozens of books including \u003ci\u003eCharter Schools and Their Enemies\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the 2021 Hayek Book Prize. He is the recipient of numerous other awards, including the National Humanities Medal, presented by the President of the United States in 2003.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Basic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50592993607954,"sku":"9780465022038","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c4ac2e39-4149-4e39-a18f-981653d72b80.jpg?v=1732109699","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/economic-facts-and-fallacies-9780465022038","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}