Economics for the layperson

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Just read The Myth of the Rational Market and would like some other books that explain how economists think in fairly simple terms. List what you've read or thumb what you like and don't like.
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De weg naar moderne slavernij waarheen leidt de huidige economische crisis ?
door F. A. Hayek
2,789 leden
34 besprekingen
4.2
5 Members
timspalding, lawecon, nathanm, LisaMaria_C, raperper
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The Wealth of Nations
door Adam Smith
6,102 leden
45 besprekingen
3.9
3 Members
timspalding, lawecon, LisaMaria_C
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Economics in One Lesson
door Henry Hazlitt
2,601 leden
39 besprekingen
4.2
3 Members
nathanm, LisaMaria_C, raperper
4
Aan ons de keus
door Milton Friedman
1,909 leden
18 besprekingen
4.1
3 Members
timspalding, lawecon, LisaMaria_C,raperper
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Human Action: A Treatise on Economics
door Ludwig Von Mises
1,011 leden
9 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Member
raperper
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The Economic Way of Thinking
door Paul Heyne
164 leden
1 bespreking
½ 4.4
Member
lawecon
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The Choice: A Fable of Free Trade and Protection
door Russell D. Roberts
169 leden
2 besprekingen
3.8
Member
nathanm
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Economics for Real People
door Gene Callahan
167 leden
1 bespreking
4.2
Member
nathanm
9
Principles of economics
door F. W. Taussig
16 leden
Member
eromsted
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Common Sense Economics: What Everyone Should Know About Wealth and Prosperity
door James D. Gwartney
254 leden
6 besprekingen
½ 3.6
Member
nathanm
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An Introduction to Economic Reasoning
door David Gordon
44 leden
½ 4.3
Member
raperper
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Eat the Rich
door P. J. O'Rourke
1,130 leden
16 besprekingen
3.8
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nathanm
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Economic Sophisms
door Claude Frédéric Bastiat
149 leden
1 bespreking
4
Member
lawecon
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Economía
door Jordi Franch Parella
1 lid
1 bespreking
4
Member
raperper
15
Selected Essays on Political Economy
door Claude Frédéric Bastiat
114 leden
4.2
Member
lawecon
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Los errores de la vieja economía
door JUAN RAMÓN RALLO
1 lid
4
Member
raperper
17
The Law
door Frédéric Bastiat
1,804 leden
30 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Member
raperper
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Money, Bank Credit, and Economic Cycles
door Jesús Huerta de Soto
100 leden
½ 4.7
Member
raperper
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Principles of Economics
door Carl Menger
191 leden
3 besprekingen
½ 4.5
Member
raperper
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Socialismo, Calculo Economico y Funcion Empresarial
door Jesús Huerta de Soto
22 leden
4.8
Member
raperper
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De crisiseconomie hoe een herhaling van de Grote Depressie kan worden voorkomen
door Paul Krugman
951 leden
23 besprekingen
3.8
2 Members
lorax, aulsmith,nathanm ,LisaMaria_C ,raperper
22
Debunking Economics - Revised and Expanded Edition: The Naked Emperor Dethroned?
door Steve Keen
355 leden
7 besprekingen
4.1
Member
eromsted,raperper
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What's the Economy For, Anyway?: Why It's Time to Stop Chasing Growth and Start Pursuing Happiness
door David K. Batker
55 leden
2 besprekingen
4
Member
aulsmith,raperper
Verklaringen
aulsmith: This is the first book I read that explains the obvious: our economic system is just a social agreement. We can change our ideas about what we want and do something different.
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New Ideas from Dead Economists: An Introduction to Modern Economic Thought
door Todd G. Buchholz
603 leden
5 besprekingen
3.8
Member
timspalding,raperper
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The Mystery of Capital: Why Capitalism Triumphs in the West and Fails Everywhere Else
door Hernando de Soto
1,232 leden
9 besprekingen
4
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Competitive Advantage of Nations
door Michael E. Porter
388 leden
1 bespreking
3.9
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A Failure of Capitalism: The Crisis of '08 and the Descent into Depression
door The Honorable Richard A. Posner
162 leden
2 besprekingen
3.9
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Arm en rijk waarom sommige landen erg rijk zijn en andere erg arm
door David S. Landes
1,697 leden
19 besprekingen
3.8
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Cities and the Wealth of Nations: Principles of Economic Life
door Jane Jacobs
519 leden
5 besprekingen
4.1
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Wat als de markt faalt? de kracht van het irrationele in de economie
door John Cassidy
385 leden
8 besprekingen
4.1
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Freakonomics : een tegendraadse econoom ontdekt de verborgen kant van bijna alles
door Steven D. Levitt
25,484 leden
457 besprekingen
3.8
Member
LisaMaria_C,lorax ,aulsmith ,raperper