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Indlæser... Freedomnomics: Why the Free Market Works and Other Half-Baked Theories Don'taf John R. Lott Jr.
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. This was published in the wake of Freakonomics, which explains the dumbish title and the book's intent. The thesis is that (a) the free market offers better solutions to a whole range of problems and (b) the often forgotten/ignored fact about subsidizing bad behavior leads to bad things. The first and second chapter talks about businesses in the free market and reputations. The third chapter talks about the problems with government solutions and government interference in the markets. The fourth chapter speaks about crime and punishment (the death penalty and more guns works, gun control doesn't, and broken windows is inconclusive). The fifth chapter talks about voting rights and wrongs. These are bookended by an introduction and conclusion. Freakonomics and some of its theories are directly addressed several time, like Lott's demolition of the argument that the legalization of abortion in the 1970s led to the crime reduction of the 1990s. Et cetera. A quick, breezy read; footnoted; sparse tables and graphs. If you're inclined to agree with free market principles you'll like it, if you're inclined against the free market you will think it's hogwash. I thought Freakonomics was a whole lot of hogwash. Some good examples and personal stories, though the ones in Freakonomics are more engaging. Still, a good book, though now (2021) a bit dated in its 2000 to 2007 focus and issues. I had forgotten all about ACORN, for instance. Oh, the Bush years.... ( ) ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
How free-market economies really work (and why they work so well) Are free market economies really based on fleecing the consumer? Is the U.S. economy truly just a giant free-for-all that encourages duplicity in our everyday transactions? Is everyone from corporate CEOs to your local car salesman really looking to make a buck at your expense? In Freedomnomics: Why the Free Market Works and Other Half-Baked Theories Don't, economist and bestselling author John R. Lott, Jr., answers these and other common economic questions, bravely confronting the profound distrust of the market that the bestselling book Freakonomics has helped to popularize. Using clear and hard-hitting examples, Lott shows how free markets liberate the best, most creative, and most generous aspects of our society--while efforts to constrain economic liberty, no matter how well-intentioned, invariably lead to increased poverty and injustice. Extending its rigorous economic analysis even further to our political and criminal justice systems, Freedomnomics reveals: ? How the free market creates incentives for people to behave honestly ? How political campaign restrictions keep incumbents in power ? Why legalized abortion leads to family breakdown, which creates more crime ? Why affirmative action in police departments leads to higher crime rates ? How women's suffrage led to a massive increase in the size of government · Why women become more conservative when they get married and more liberal when they get divorced ? How secret ballots reduce voter participation ? Why state-owned companies and government agencies are much more likely to engage in unfair predation than are private firms ? Why the controversial assertions made in the trendy book Freakonomics are almost entirely wrong Entertaining, persuasive, and based on dozens of economic studies spanning decades, Freedomnomics not only shows how free markets really work--but proves that, when it comes to promoting prosperity and economic justice, nothing works better. No library descriptions found. |
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