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Knowledge and Decisions, a winner of the 1980 Law and Economics Center Prize, was heralded as a "landmark work" and selected for this prize "because of its cogent contribution to our understanding of the differences between the market process and the process of government." In announcing the award, the center acclaimed Sowell, whose "contribution to our understanding of the process of regulation alone would make the book important, but in reemphasizing the diversity and efficiency that the market makes possible, [his] work goes deeper and becomes even more significant." "In a wholly original manner [Sowell] succeeds in translating abstract and theoretical argument into a highly concrete and realistic discussion of the central problems of contemporary economic policy." --F. A. Hayek "This is a brilliant book. Sowell illuminates how every society operates. In the process he also shows how the performance of our own society can be improved." --Milton Friedman
作者简介Thomas Sowell has taught economics at a number of colleges and universities, including Cornell, University of California Los Angeles, and Amherst. He has published both scholarly and popular articles and books on economics, and is currently a scholar in residence at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University.
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A book that has changed the way I analyze social and political trends.
The first half is rather abstract, defining knowledge and how we know things, and showing how knowledge does and does not affect decisions we make. The second half uses the framework set up in the first half to discuss in some detail economic, social and political decision making and how knowledge is used. The final summary makes a strong case for individual liberty rather than bureaucratic fiat in decision making.
A scholarly must-read.
I recommend this book to anyone who wants to understand the reason stated political and social intentions somehow never come to pass. It is because those who take the power to make decisions (politicians, bureaucrats and the intelligentsia) do not have anywhere near enough knowledge to choose wisely even if they are not corrupt. The writing is clear, but likely too challenging for anyone not comfortable with upper-division college-level concepts. And, there are no diagrams or illustrations. That said, every citizen should read it. Twice.
This came in pretty good condition. There was a sticker that was half removed that shows where this book was purchased and at which price it was purchased, which kind of made me feel a bit sour. Also, there is a very large black marker stripe all along the bottom spine. However, I was impressed how clean it was. My boyfriend is very impressed!
Written with a little more complexity than I have previously experienced from Dr. Sowell, this is not a "basic" book. That said, it contains
such a wealth of information that I definitely found it worth the time.
This is really an amazing book, and even as a person who reads mostly science, it was an important read for me. One of the best books to help a person understand not only economics, but just about everything. I "read it" as an audio-book first, then actually read the book. It was one of theose books that really changes the way you look at things in the world, ie things that you take for granted that you may have even considered may be looked at in a totally different way.
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