Thomas Sowellm

In this fifth edition of Basic Economics , Thomas Sowell revises and updates his popular book on common sense economics, bringing the world into clearer focus through a basic understanding of the fundamental economic principles and how they explain our lives. Drawing on lively examples from around the world and from centuries of history, Sowell explains basic economic principles for the general public in plain English.Basic Economics , which has now been translated into six languages and has additional material online, remains true to its core that the fundamental facts and principles of economics do not require jargon, graphs, or equations, and can be learned in a relaxed and even enjoyable way.

How intellectuals as a class affect modern societies by shaping the climate of opinion in which official policies develop-on issues ranging from economics to law to war and peace