Economics in One Lesson
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Narrated by:
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Jeff Riggenbach
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Written by:
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Henry Hazlitt
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A million-copy seller, Henry Hazlitt’s Economics in One Lesson is a classic economic primer. But it is also much more, having become a fundamental influence on modern “libertarian” economics of the type espoused by Ron Paul and others. Called by H. L. Mencken “one of the few economists in history who could really write,” Henry Hazlitt achieved lasting fame for this brilliant but concise work. In it, he explains basic truths about economics and the economic fallacies responsible for unemployment, inflation, high taxes, and recession, as well as illustrating the destructive effects of taxes, rent and price controls, inflation, trade restrictions, and minimum-wage laws.
Economics in One Lesson is deceptively prescient and far-reaching in its efforts to dissemble economic fallacies that are so prevalent they have almost become a new orthodoxy. Many current economic commentators across the political spectrum have credited Hazlitt with foreseeing the collapse of the global economy, which occurred more than fifty years after the initial publication of this seminal work. Hazlitt’s focus on non-governmental solutions, strong—and strongly reasoned—antideficit position, and general emphasis on free markets, economic liberty of individuals, and the dangers of government intervention make Economics in One Lesson every bit as relevant and valuable today as it has been since publication.
©1962, 1979 by Henry Hazlitt (P)1996 by Blackstone AudiobooksWhat the critics say
"If there were a Nobel Prize for clear economic thinking, Mr. Hazlitt's book would be a worthy recipient...like a surgeon's scalpel, it cuts through...much nonsense that has been written in recent years about our economic ailments." (J.W. Hanes, former Undersecretary of the Treasury)
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- JJHicks
- 2019-01-22
KISS Ecnomics
How not to screw up a economy. I only wish Hazlitt was alive to write a 3rd edition.
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- Timithy K. Parks
- 2018-06-02
a good look on social vs real economics
after reading and understanding can see why we are in the mess we are....... .......
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- Anonymous User
- 2021-03-13
Everything wrong with our society summed up
This book articulates a full understanding of modern capitalism and why it is the best commerce system out there.
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- AlbertaComputers
- 2021-07-13
Easy to understand yet highly insightful
This book still stands after all the years and feels as though it's written for today. It gives great insight into the current Kaynseian experiment
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- Wesley
- 2023-11-07
Should be mandatory reading for all schools
By far the simplest and most easily understood economics lesson out there. Every person should read this!
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- Amazon Customer
- 2022-12-28
Should be Mandatory
individuals, entrepreneurs, educators, bankers, lawyers, everyone, but especially politicians need to hear this lesson. it is simple: separate economy and state.
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- Brad
- 2022-12-07
Annoying Narration
If you like listening to a guy gasp for breath at the beginning of each sentence, this is your book.
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- ReyJones
- 2020-11-27
Too many partisan conclusions
There were too many biased conclusions for this to be a scholarly exercise in objective analysis.
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