Economic Facts and Fallacies 978-0-465-02630-2, 0465026303, 9781283072946, 1283072947

From one of America's most distinguished economists, a short, brilliant, and revelatory book: the fundamental ideas

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English Pages 294 Year 2011

Economic Facts and Fallacies
978-0-465-02630-2, 0465026303, 9781283072946, 1283072947

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Thomas Sowell

Table of contents :
Content: P R E F A C E
Chapter 1 THE POWER OF FALLACIES
Chapter 2 URBAN FACTS AND FALLACIES
Chapter 3 MALE-FEMALE FACTS AND FALLACIES
Chapter 4 ACADEMIC FACTS AND FALLACIES
Chapter 5 INCOME FACTS AND FALLACIES
Chapter 6 RACIAL FACTS AND FALLACIES
Chapter 7 THIRD WORLD FACTS AND FALLACIES
Chapter 8 PARTING THOUGHTS
Notes
I N D E X.

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