TY  - BOOK
AU  - Sowell, Thomas,
TI  - Basic economics: a citizen's guide to the economy 
SN  - 046508138X
AV  - HB 171 .S69 2001
PY  - 2001///
CY  - New York, NY
PB  - Basic Books
KW  - Teoría económica
N1  - Preface, ix --; Acknowledgements, xi --; 1. What is economics?, 1 --; Part 1. Prices, 7 --; 2. The role of prices, 7 --; 3. Price controls, 21 --; 4. An overview, 39 --; Part II. Industry and commerce, 59 --; 5. The rise and pall of businesses, 59 --; 6. The role of profits-and losses, 73 --; 7. Big business and government, 89 --; 8. An overview 105 --; Part III. Work and pay, 127 --; 9. Productivity and pay, 127 --; 10. Controlled labor markets, 149 --; 11. An overview, 167 --; Part IV. Time and risk, 175 --; 12. Investment and speculation, 175 --; 13. Risks and insurance, 193 --; 14. An overview, 207 --; Part V. The national economy, 215 --; 15. National Output, 215 --; 16. Money and the banking system, 223 --; 17. The role of government, 237 --; 18. An overview, 261 --; Part VI. The international economy, 269 --; 19. International trade, 269 --; 20. International transfers of wealth, 283 --; 21. An overview, 297 --; Part VII. Popular economic fallacies, 305 --; 22. "Non-economic" values, 305 --; 23. Prices and purchasing power, 315 --; 24. Business and labor, 329 --; 25. An overview, 343 --; Sources, 347 --; Index, 359
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