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Participating in the economy is a part of everyday life; yet much of what is commonly accepted as economic fact is wrong. Keynesian schoolteachers and the liberal media have filled the world with politically correct errors that myth-busting professor Robert Murphy sets straight. Murphy explains hot topics like outsourcing (why it's good for Americans) and zoning restrictions (why they're not). Just like the other books in the PIG series, The Politically Incorrect Guideto Capitalism pulls no punches. Murphy defends the free market on such sensitive issues as safety regulations, racial discrimination, and child-labor laws, all in a breezy manner that is anything but textbook. From rent control to golden parachutes to where money came from in the first place, The Politically Incorrect Guide to Capitalism sets the record straight on everything you thought you knew about economics. Murphy starts with a basic explanation of what capitalism really is, and then dives fearlessly into hot topics like -Why central planning has never worked and never will -How prices operate in a free market--and why socialist schemes like rent control always backfire -How labor unions actually hurt workers more than they help them -Why increasing the minimum wage is always a bad idea -Why the free market is the best guard against racism -How capitalism will save the environment--and why Communist countries were the most polluted on earth -Raising taxes: why it is never "responsible" -Why no genuine advocate for the downtrodden could endorse the dehumanizing Welfare State -The single biggest myth underlying the public's support for government regulation of business -Antitrust suits: usually filed by firms that lose in free competition -How tariffs and other restrictions "protect" privileged workers but make other Americans poorer -The IMF and World Bank: why they don't help poor countries The Politically Incorrect Guide to Capitalism is a solid and entertaining guide to free market economics. With his twelve-step plan for understanding the free market, Murphy shows why conservatives should resist attempts to socialize America and fight spiritedly for the free market.

About the Author :
Robert P. Murphy is an economist who has worked in both academia and the private sector. After receiving his PhD from NYU in 2003, he taught economics at Hillsdale College. He has written articles for such scholarly journals as The Journal of the History of Economic Thought and The American Journal of Economics and Sociology and has written frequently for popular audiences on economics and politics. He works as an econometrician and lives in Nashville, Tennessee, with his wife and son.

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"A disciple of economic guru Martin Friedman, Murphy has never met a millionaire he didn't like and is happy to tell you so, using Richards as his silver-tongued messenger." -- "AudioFile" "An invaluable introduction to free market economics." -- "Congressman Ron Paul" "Bob Murphy is one of those rare thinkers who possesses both sound economics and an ability to write. He displays these traits well in his guide to free market capitalism. Far from being an abstract, dismal science that serves only to torture undergrads, economics is deadly serious and vital to the future of this country. As he demonstrates in his book, [Murphy] knows the theory, but also how to apply it in the real world." -- "Arthur B. Laffer, Laffer Associates" "Dr. Murphy has the gift of making clear and simple what appears to be confusing. While many economists attempt to complicate issues in order to 'prove by intimidation, ' Dr. Murphy makes the argument with such clarity that the average reader will wonder why [he or she] didn't figure this out in the first place." -- "Gary Wolfram, George Munson Professor of Economics, Hillsdale College" "Not only is Murphy's book irreverent, but it's fun to read and exposes a lot of common fallacies. I read it with great excitement. It's written with a flair and makes you rethink your view on minimum wages, deficit spending, taxes, unions, the environment, and globalization. Bravo!" -- "Mark Skousen, editor, Forecasts & Strategies" "You've heard the anticapitalist lies a million times. Now Robert Murphy tells the truth: capitalism created civilization and sustains it. Without capitalism, the human population would mostly die off, with the survivors living in caves." -- "Lew Rockwell, president of the Ludwig von Mises Institute, vice president of the Center for Libertarian Studies, and publisher of LewRockwell.com"


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780786158997
  • Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
  • Publisher Imprint: Blackstone Publishing
  • Edition: Unabridged edition
  • Language: English
  • Series Title: Politically Incorrect Guides (Paperback)
  • Weight: 154 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0786158999
  • Publisher Date: 15 Apr 2007
  • Binding: CD-Audio
  • Height: 156 mm
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 19 mm
  • Width: 136 mm


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