Features
- Cover Type: Hard Cover with 936 pages
- Published by: South-Western College Pub
- Edition: 4th Edition February 15, 2006
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0324224729
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0324224726
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Book Dimensions:
10.1 x 8.6 x 1.6 inches
- Weighs: 4.3 pounds
Reader Reviews
This review is from: Principles of Economics (Hardcover)
Economics is the most abused science, the one most prone to fallacies (to which Henry Hazlitt's Economics in One Lesson is devoted), and yet certainly one of the most important. I purchased this textbook ten years after graduating from college, having read rave reviews and predictions of what it would mean for new generations of students freed from the long-outdated Keynesian textbook by Paul Samuelson, and indeed I was not disappointed. The book is not merely complete, comprehensive, and modern--it is designed to get knowledge into your head with maximum efficiency and enjoyment. A reviewer below called accused it of oversimplification, which I would call inaccurate even if it weren't an introductory text, in which space simply does not permit inclusion of the details of outmoded theories. Unless you are a student, you are unlikely to read it from start to finish, but you will find yourself skipping from one interesting topic or sidebar to the next that catches your eye. Samuelson once said, "I don't care who writes a nation's laws, or crafts its advanced treaties, if I can write its economic textbooks," and Mankiw even slyly quotes him in his preface. Along with politics, the knowledge of economics is mandatory for being an informed voter. If more citizens were armed with this textbook, bonehead politicians would be a lot more respectful, and responsive to our real long-term needs.
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