Discrimination and Disparities
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Narrated by:
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Robertson Dean
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Written by:
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Thomas Sowell
About this listen
Discrimination and Disparities challenges believers in such one-factor explanations of economic outcome differences as discrimination, exploitation, or genetics. It is listenable enough for people with no prior knowledge of economics. Yet the empirical evidence with which it backs up its analysis spans the globe and challenges beliefs across the ideological spectrum.
The point of Discrimination and Disparities is not to recommend some particular policy "fix" at the end, but to clarify why so many policy fixes have turned out to be counterproductive, and to expose some seemingly invincible fallacies behind many counterproductive policies.
The final chapter deals with social visions and their human consequences.
©2018 Thomas Sowell (P)2018 Blackstone Audio, Inc.What listeners say about Discrimination and Disparities
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- Scott
- 2018-04-07
One of the most incisive books I have read in year
Thomas Sowell's sound rationale is the sharpest and most efficient dagger in the heart of Leftist blood guilt prescription of ethnic and sexual redress on offer.
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- RobKYEG
- 2018-04-19
Poignant, insightful and razor sharp.
It may be all but impossible to find a more thoughtful and rigorous scholar than Thomas Sowell. This book, being on the shorter side, is like an abridged critique of present day notions and misconceptions of statistical disparity and discrimination. I only wish it were longer.
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- Nan
- 2020-07-05
Very insightful
Very insightful views based on great research on the some of the most important issues of our society. Perhaps the most important writer of our time.
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- Conrad
- 2019-01-19
Essential to understanding the world in all times.
Dr. Sowell does it again with his brilliant and succinct analysis and insight.
The material demands attention to follow and the narration can be a little monotonous at times (do not play while driving long distances). However the narration is eloquent and the material is... of the standard expected from the revered Dr. Sowell.
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- Gerhardt Blume
- 2021-07-04
Socially vital analysis
A brilliant analysis of social disparities. All too frequently, social disparities are assumed to be the product of racism, exclusion or oppression.
Those who make this assumption never test this hypothesis against the evidence.
Thomas Sowell brilliantly challenges this assumption with the evidence.
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- Ilerioluwa Oyedele
- 2021-02-08
Refreshing and Insightful
Thomas Sowell sober reading of statistics and facts in order to come to logical conclusions is a refreshing contrast to the emotional and agenda based decision making of our day. His conclusions on the failure of the welfare state are particularly insightful.
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- Matt Headley
- 2021-03-11
brilliantly pragmatic
explains thruroughly how government policy must be based on objective facts. Decisions should be made by those able to feel the backlash or gain from the consequences rather than by beurocrats.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2018-10-20
Outstanding
Good read if you are trying to understand the world around you and why it feels so divided all the time.
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- Stephane
- 2018-08-06
goes off the rails
First part is interesting and informative but he then turns to his opinions ruin the whole thing.
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- Kev
- 2020-12-06
outdated theories filled with strawman fallacies
sowell offers very limited details on his theories and few numbers to back up his opinions. occasionally there is indeed good evidence. 80% of time arguing against a strawman. a book that does not debate modern topics such as assets and of 0.1 vs 1%. the debate of 10% vs 90% is many of the times missing the point of a more modern issue. sowell offers very limited evidence on welfare and social services while more modern authors benefit from many additional studies. overall this book is a good background read into the economists of last century, but fail to educate a modern audience with existing knowledge of the current policies and debates.
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