Аннотация:
I highly recommend this book to anyone oblivious of basic economics, or seeking a simple, easy-to-read overview of the science. Author does an amazing job clearing up the nuts and bolts of an open market system, and why this economic system as it stands is currently the most effective in the world. He—s devoted chapters to the supremacy of markets, inducements, the administration, information, efficiency, human assets, finance, the Federal Reserve, structured benefits, trade and globalization, and concludes with a discussion as to what it would take for outranked, less developed countries to get out of poverty. After reading Sowell—s, —Basic Economics— I found Charles Wheelan—s text to be pleasingly stable, and wittier. That said, I still consider both authors and books are useful. Anyone skeptical that an open market system is the optimum economic system available, or asking to discern more about the system in which we live ought to read these books. Particularly if you—re contrary to free trade, and fear —globalization—. The author admits there are severe social concerns and complications related to corrupt government, but implies that the complications are mostly driven in bad policies, not economics. Corruption and deceitful politicians and front runners ruin countries, not capitalism itself. Though you decide on to look at these problems, I think author does a brilliant job at providing the ground rules of the world in which we work on a daily basis, and reading —Naked Economics— can only assist one to understand how to well affect required change. Every university student ought to read this! Topics covered consist of: why capitalism and open markets are superior than communism and state-ordered markets; how information is significant (such as product or business branding and health indemnity for folks); adeptness of monetary markets (why the individual is often stupid when he buys a stock after reading a tip from the paper); and why global trade is good albeit special interest groups may be in conflict due to job losses. Readers on both sides will be able to highlight certain matters in the book that they oppose. They will then highlight those and attack author for being a great liberal or a great conformist. They will blame him of not being thoughtful about U.S. businesses; they will blame him of pandering to the conservationists. Anyways, this book will be very amusing and thought-provoking.