Economics for the layperson

Beskrivelse
Just read The Myth of the Rational Market and would like some other books that explain how economists think in fairly simple terms. List what you've read or thumb what you like and don't like.
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Vejen til Trældom
af F. A. Hayek
2,785 medlemmer
33 anmeldelser
4.2
5 Members
timspalding, lawecon, nathanm, LisaMaria_C, raperper
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En undersøgelse af nationernes velstand, dens natur og årsager
af Adam Smith
6,096 medlemmer
45 anmeldelser
3.9
3 Members
timspalding, lawecon, LisaMaria_C
3
Economics in One Lesson
af Henry Hazlitt
2,597 medlemmer
39 anmeldelser
4.2
3 Members
nathanm, LisaMaria_C, raperper
4
Free to Choose: A Personal Statement
af Milton Friedman
1,905 medlemmer
18 anmeldelser
4.1
3 Members
timspalding, lawecon, LisaMaria_C,raperper
5
Human Action: A Treatise on Economics
af Ludwig Von Mises
1,010 medlemmer
9 anmeldelser
½ 4.3
Member
raperper
6
The Economic Way of Thinking
af Paul Heyne
164 medlemmer
1 anmeldelse
½ 4.4
Member
lawecon
7
The Choice: A Fable of Free Trade and Protection
af Russell D. Roberts
170 medlemmer
2 anmeldelser
3.8
Member
nathanm
8
Economics for Real People
af Gene Callahan
167 medlemmer
1 anmeldelse
4.2
Member
nathanm
9
Principles of economics
af F. W. Taussig
16 medlemmer
Member
eromsted
10
Common Sense Economics: What Everyone Should Know About Wealth and Prosperity
af James D. Gwartney
252 medlemmer
6 anmeldelser
½ 3.6
Member
nathanm
11
An Introduction to Economic Reasoning
af David Gordon
44 medlemmer
½ 4.3
Member
raperper
12
Eat the Rich
af P. J. O'Rourke
1,130 medlemmer
16 anmeldelser
3.8
Member
nathanm
13
Economic Sophisms
af Claude Frédéric Bastiat
149 medlemmer
1 anmeldelse
4
Member
lawecon
14
Economía
af Jordi Franch Parella
1 medlem
1 anmeldelse
4
Member
raperper
15
Selected Essays on Political Economy
af Claude Frédéric Bastiat
114 medlemmer
4.2
Member
lawecon
16
Los errores de la vieja economía
af JUAN RAMÓN RALLO
1 medlem
4
Member
raperper
17
The Law
af Frédéric Bastiat
1,799 medlemmer
30 anmeldelser
½ 4.3
Member
raperper
18
Money, Bank Credit, and Economic Cycles
af Jesús Huerta de Soto
100 medlemmer
½ 4.7
Member
raperper
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Principles of Economics
af Carl Menger
190 medlemmer
3 anmeldelser
½ 4.5
Member
raperper
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Socialismo, Calculo Economico y Funcion Empresarial
af Jesús Huerta de Soto
22 medlemmer
4.8
Member
raperper
21
The Return of Depression Economics and the Crisis of 2008
af Paul Krugman
952 medlemmer
23 anmeldelser
3.8
2 Members
lorax, aulsmith,nathanm ,LisaMaria_C ,raperper
22
Debunking Economics - Revised and Expanded Edition: The Naked Emperor Dethroned?
af Steve Keen
355 medlemmer
7 anmeldelser
4.1
Member
eromsted,raperper
23
Economics Explained: Everything You Need to Know About How the Economy Works and Where It's Going
af Robert L. Heilbroner
484 medlemmer
7 anmeldelser
½ 3.6
Member
eromsted,raperper
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What's the Economy For, Anyway?: Why It's Time to Stop Chasing Growth and Start Pursuing Happiness
af David K. Batker
55 medlemmer
2 anmeldelser
4
Member
aulsmith,raperper
Forklaringer
aulsmith: This is the first book I read that explains the obvious: our economic system is just a social agreement. We can change our ideas about what we want and do something different.
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New Ideas from Dead Economists: An Introduction to Modern Economic Thought
af Todd G. Buchholz
603 medlemmer
5 anmeldelser
3.8
Member
timspalding,raperper
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The Mystery of Capital: Why Capitalism Triumphs in the West and Fails Everywhere Else
af Hernando de Soto
1,233 medlemmer
9 anmeldelser
4
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Competitive Advantage of Nations
af Michael E. Porter
387 medlemmer
1 anmeldelse
3.9
28
A Failure of Capitalism: The Crisis of '08 and the Descent into Depression
af The Honorable Richard A. Posner
162 medlemmer
2 anmeldelser
3.9
29
Economics After the Crisis: Objectives and Means (Lionel Robbins Lectures)
af Adair Turner
32 medlemmer
4
30
The Wealth and Poverty of Nations: Why Some are So Rich and Some So Poor
af David S. Landes
1,696 medlemmer
19 anmeldelser
3.8
31
Cities and the Wealth of Nations: Principles of Economic Life
af Jane Jacobs
519 medlemmer
5 anmeldelser
4.1
32
How Markets Fail: The Logic of Economic Calamities
af John Cassidy
385 medlemmer
8 anmeldelser
4.1
33
Freakonomi
af Steven D. Levitt
25,449 medlemmer
456 anmeldelser
3.8
Member
LisaMaria_C,lorax ,aulsmith ,raperper