9781334745799 - Popular Fallacies: Regarding General Interests Being a Translation of the "Sophismes Economiques," (Classic Reprint) di Bastiat, M. Frederick (3 risultati)

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condizione: New. Print on Demand. This book explores the historical and theoretical fallacies in conventional economic thought, with a particular focus on the paradoxical assumption that scarcity is more desirable than abundance. The author argues that the mainstream economic policies of his day, being based on this assumption, were working directly against the well-being of the people. Using an accessible style, the author provides compelling arguments that show increasing the cost of producing goods and services, in the name of protecting key industries from competition, only serves to make life more difficult for the very people that these policies seek to help. This book is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the corrosive effects of policies founded on erroneous logic as well as the economic principles that can truly benefit society as a whole. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.