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I'm slowly feeding a budding interest in economics and started with Basic Economics by Thomas Sowell. With all the stories and references, I take the basic prin
by wnolens 5y ago
I'm slowly feeding a budding interest in economics and started with Basic Economics by Thomas Sowell. With all the stories and references, I take the basic principles as mostly scientific.
However when I told someone with more background in economics, they made me feel as if I'm reading a heretical book that only tells half the story.
Do you have similar views on that book/author, or if not familiar - do you have any recommended books/courses?
I can't help but feel economics learning comes married to a politics, but it's not clear when reading.
- huitzitziltzin 5y agoHaven’t read it so I can’t comment on it. Economists of a more conservative bent do praise the book, but that’s all I know about it. Really any intro principles book should be fine for the basics. Mankiw is a popular choice. Wolfers and Stevenson is one I use for examples and class problems. The book my department uses is set by committee and because they give the students at our university a (very good) deal relative to competitors. Economics does not need to come with any politics at the intro or any level, frankly. In my class, I do criticize a lot of very stupid things DJT did as president when they intersect the material I am teaching, but I’m happy to note when Biden (who I happily voted for) does something I disagreed with.