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A one-volume introduction to over three decades of the wide-ranging writings of one of America's most respected and cited authors These selections from the many writings of Thomas Sowell over a period of a half century cover social, economic, cultural, legal, educational, and political issues. The sources range from Dr. Sowell's letters, books, newspaper columns, and articles in both scholarly journals and popular magazines. The topics range from late-talking children to "tax cuts for the rich," baseball, race, war, the role of judges, medical care, and the rhetoric of politicians. These topics are dealt with by sometimes drawing on history, sometimes drawing on economics, and sometimes draw...
The oeuvre of the Greek historian Xenophon, whose works stand with those of Plato as essential accounts of the teachings of Socrates, has seen a new surge of attention after decades in the shadows. And no one has done more in recent years to spearhead the revival than Thomas L. Pangle. Here, Pangle provides a sequel to his study of Xenophon’s longest account of Socrates, the Memorabilia, expanding the scope of inquiry through an incisive treatment of Xenophon’s shorter Socratic dialogues, the Economist, the Symposium, and the Apology of Socrates to the Jury. What Pangle reveals is that these three depictions of Socrates complement and, in fact, serve to complete the Memorabilia in meanin...
Cet ouvrage vous aidera àcomprendre les mécanismes fondamentaux du fonctionnement de nos économies, autour de nombreux sujets clés : croissance, emploi, pouvoir d'achat, entreprise, mondialisation, Europe, environnement... L’actualité économique est foisonnante et difficile à appréhender sans avoir les clés de lecture nécessaires. Les problèmes économiques sont toujours complexes, les analyses nombreuses et parfois contradictoires, et les décisions politiques se multiplient, selon des intérêts parfois divergents... Dans ces conditions, comprendre les mécanismes fondamentaux du fonctionnement de l’économie se révèle plus que jamais indispensable. En tant que discipline ...
What are the grand dynamics that drive the accumulation and distribution of capital? Questions about the long-term evolution of inequality, the concentration of wealth, and the prospects for economic growth lie at the heart of political economy. But satisfactory answers have been hard to find for lack of adequate data and clear guiding theories. In this work the author analyzes a unique collection of data from twenty countries, ranging as far back as the eighteenth century, to uncover key economic and social patterns. His findings transform debate and set the agenda for the next generation of thought about wealth and inequality. He shows that modern economic growth and the diffusion of knowl...
Vols. 28-30 accompanied by separately published parts with title: Indices and necrology.
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