27 февр. 2023 г. · The answer in short is no, it is not a good book to start with. Firstly, it is outdated, not including the latest economic insights and more ...

27 апр. 2022 г. · It is conceptually a very good book but it is also rife with politics and somewhat outdated ideas and empirics. So if politics matter to you at ...

19 авг. 2018 г. · It's a decent non-mathy introduction to economics. Sowell holds a strong ideology but does a good job of muting it in Basic Economics.

12 июл. 2024 г. · Basic Economics is concentrated wisdom in a book, it made me understand the world better. Everyone should read this book to improve economic, ...

19 апр. 2024 г. · Hello, I am considering using the book "Basic Economics" by Thomas Sowell in a homeschool high school course for my son.

7 июн. 2022 г. · It is not a mainstream text. It has some economics ideas mixed with a lot of libertarian free-market advocacy. I would not recommend it to ...

1 февр. 2024 г. · A reason why I want to get into economics is for knowledge purposes. Learning more and more about the world is always important. Another reason though is ...

13 мар. 2024 г. · Charles Wheelan's Naked Economics is a great one. Also Tim Harford's The Undercover Economist, and Jacob Goldstein's Money: The True Story of a Made Up Thing.

20 дек. 2021 г. · I want to start getting into economics. I have a copy of Basic Economics for some reason and i'm wondering if it's a good place to start.

28 окт. 2014 г. · This book presents the basics of economics in very simple terms, using words and pictures. What I find particularly helpful is that the author ...