Economics in One Lesson - The Shortest and Surest Way to Understand Basic Economics

Henry Hazlitt

Currency

2010

220 páginas

7h 20m

ISBN-13: 9781121915237

With over a million copies sold, Economics in One Lesson is an essential guide to the basics of economic theory. A fundamental influence on modern libertarianism, Hazlitt defends capitalism and the free market from economic myths that persist to this day.

Considered among the leading economic thinkers of the “Austrian School,” which includes Carl Menger, Ludwig von Mises, Friedrich (F.A.) Hayek, and others, Henry Hazlitt (1894-1993), was a libertarian philosopher, an economist, and a journalist. He was the founding vice-president of the Foundation for Economic Education and an early editor of The Freeman magazine, an influential libertarian publication. Hazlitt wrote Economics in One Lesson, his seminal work, in 1946. Concise and instructive, it is also deceptively prescient and far-reaching in its efforts to dissemble economic fallacies that are so prevalent they have almost become a new orthodoxy.

Economic commentators across the political spectrum have credited Hazlitt with foreseeing the collapse of the global economy which occurred more than 50 years after the initial publication of Economics in One Lesson. Hazlitt’s focus on non-governmental solutions, strong — and strongly reasoned — anti-deficit position, and general emphasis on free markets, economic liberty of individuals, and the dangers of government intervention make Economics in One Lesson every bit as relevant and valuable today as it has been since publication.

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Ótimo livro pra quem gostaria de entender melhor as funções do livre mercado e como o governo muitas vezes atrapalha o crescimento da riqueza, desenvolvimento industrial, economico e social de nações com a sua intervenção. O autor aborda/refuta muitas falácias que até hoje socialistas/estadistas trazem contra o livre mercado e o capitalismo. Sou formado em economia e mesmo assim esse livro me ajudou muito a pensar não só em resultados imediatos da ciência economica mas também sobre os resultados futuros. Recomendo esse livro pra quem for "leigo" no assunto também. É uma ótima base de início, no livro tem vários exemplos não só teoricos mas práticos o que facilita muito mais a leitura.