Basic Economics: A Citizen's Guide to the Economy (Applied Economics: Thinking Beyond Stage One) (Book Review)

By The Cato Journal

Release Date: 2004-01-01
Genre: Politics & Current Events

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Basic Economics: A Citizen's Guide to the Economy Thomas Sowell New York: Basic Books, 2004, revised and expanded ed., 438 pp. Applied Economics: Thinking Beyond Stage One Thomas Sowell New York: Basic Books, 2004, 246 pp.

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