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There is more, - 'bonus material' - rehash the previous 6 chapters in no specific order to try and make me sleep. The layout is bizarre, seems like an amateurish self-publish booked. The faq is very weird and inconsistent.
Levitt's theory of nature and nurture is too simplistic and inconclusive.
Very little of this is about economics, just the application of some minute degree of numerical rigour to social issues. They use solely sociological anecdotical arguments that for the most of them haven't got anything to do with the economy as such. ... Read More
There were more lynchings when the * were dormant following its becoming a banned association than when it became active again. Their argument is that the fall is due to the impact of roe vs wade being felt as women who did not want to have children w... Read More
For a 'rogue economist' there's not much in the way of unusual viewpoints. It's ironic because, at best, what steven d. Writes is superficial drivel.
Highlights
Competitiveness
Happy sixth former reading extra for his a’level
Really interesting way of looking at the world
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Some of the answers are very surprising and not everybody will either agree or like what they are however as is highlighted in the introduction morality doesnt enter into the economists calculations therefore are irrelevent
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Additionally they offer an analysis of how politicians approach creating policy and why they succeed and fail
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Interesting read which identifies links and similarities in seemingly unconnected scenarios
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Its easy and enjoyable to read this writers style and though its all about economics the text is not heavy is statistics
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The mastermind behind this book interprets the data and weaves the stories that they tell exposing the falsehoods of certain accepted common sense principles and the incredible realities behind various complex areas of social psychology and the capitalist world
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The author certainly isnt afraid to tackle topics considered outside the norm
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The most surprising chapter was the one showing how legalized abortion caused about 50 of the crime drop in the 1990s
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The book is endlessly interesting looking at varied and intriguing topics which you would not normally put together
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