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PublisherBasic Books

ISBN-100465003451

ISBN-139780465003457

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Edition2

Book TitleApplied Economics : Thinking Beyond Stage One

Number of Pages352 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2008

TopicSociology / General, Development / Economic Development, General, Economics / General, Public Policy / Economic Policy

GenrePolitical Science, Social Science, Business & Economics

AuthorThomas Sowell

FormatHardcover

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Item Height1.4 in

Item Weight19.9 Oz

Item Length9.4 in

Item Width6.1 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition21

Dewey Decimal330

SynopsisThe application of economics to major contemporary real world problems -- housing, medical care, discrimination, the economic development of nations -- is the theme of this new book that tackles these and other issues head on in plain language, as distinguished from the usual jargon of economists. It examines economic policies not simply in terms of their immediate effects but also in terms of their later repercussions, which are often very different and longer lasting. The interplay of politics with economics is another theme of Applied Economics , whose examples are drawn from experiences around the world, showing how similar incentives and constraints tend to produce similar outcomes among very disparate peoples and cultures., This revised edition of Applied Economics is about fifty percent larger than the first edition. It now includes a chapter on the economics of immigration and new sections of other chapters on such topics as the"creative" financing of home-buying that led to the current"subprime" mortgage crisis, the economics of organ transplants, and the political and economic incentives that lead to money earmarked for highways being diverted to mass transit and to a general neglect of infrastructure. On these and other topics, its examples are drawn from around the world. Much material in the first edition has been updated and supplemented. The revised and enlarged edition of Applied Economics retains the easy readability of the first edition, even for people with no prior knowledge of economics., This revised edition of Applied Economics is about fifty percent larger than the first edition. It now includes a chapter on the economics of immigration and new sections of other chapters on such topics as the "creative" financing of home-buying that led to the current "subprime" mortgage crisis, the economics of organ transplants, and the political and economic incentives that lead to money earmarked for highways being diverted to mass transit and to a general neglect of infrastructure. On these and other topics, its examples are drawn from around the world. Much material in the first edition has been updated and supplemented. The revised and enlarged edition of Applied Economics retains the easy readability of the first edition, even for people with no prior knowledge of economics.

LC Classification NumberHB74.P65S66 2009