Fifty Economic Fallacies Exposed (Revised) Peter R. Davies

Fifty Economic Fallacies Exposed (Revised) Peter R. DaviesWhilst it is impossible to argue that the earth is flat without fearing ridicule, fallacies in economics are widespread. Such fallacies pervade the intellectual sphere and even influence policy. Professor Geoffrey Wood of the University of Buckingham exposes such popular economic fallacies in this revised edition of Fifty Economic Fallacies Exposed. Professor Wood looks at, for example, the supposed dangers of free trade, the abilities of governments

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