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by Nathan
on 11/19/2013
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If you know someone who is interested even SLIGHTLY in economics, give them this first. It's so beautifully written, the logic literally brought tears to my eyes the first time I read it. Hazlitt was truly a man of genius. |
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by Michael Clarebrough
on 8/26/2013
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by Creighton
on 8/23/2012
from USA
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http://www.redwhiteandblog.org/2012/08/04/the-book-every-american-must-read/
At the Mises Institute, the shining beacon for free market economics, many members trace their conversion to (or, at least, their interest in) the free market economy to a single book. Though I read Henry Hazlitt’s masterpiece (Economics in One Lesson) later in my economic studies than some, I found it to be a definitive work.It teaches plainly the principles of free market economics more simply and concisely than any other I have found. I recommend that anyone seeking to understand economics read this book.
Hazlitt begins by describing the one lesson that is most essential in studying the economy: “The art of economics consists in looking not merely at the immediate but at the longer effects of any act or policy; it consists in tracing the consequences of that policy not merely for one group but for all groups.”
(cont. at http://www.redwhiteandblog.org/2012/08/04/the-book-every-american-must-read/ )
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by William
on 7/3/2012
from Portland
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If we're going to have public schools, this should be required reading! What a great, yet simple book. It focuses a lot of attention on what Bastiat referred to as "seen" and the "unseen" consequences of economic actions... a concept most of the sheeple can't seem to grasp. |
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by Zach N
on 11/26/2011
from Maine
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This book is the most important one I've ever read. It's profound how well it works as a gateway to an entirely new philosophy.
However, I hesitate to give this a 5 because the back page of this edition acknowledges the book as it is - a scathing critique of "left-liberalism." Obviously I have no problem with that ideal now. Once upon a time, though, I had been the kind of liberal who would have been turned off by that description; thankfully, I found it first in an older edition!
I think it's important not to alienate those that could benefit most from reading this incredible book. Perhaps just an idea to keep in mind for a future edition. |
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