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Discrimination and Disparities
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 5 hrs and 2 mins
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Summary
Discrimination and Disparities challenges believers in such one-factor explanations of economic outcome differences as discrimination, exploitation, or genetics. It is listenable enough for people with no prior knowledge of economics. Yet the empirical evidence with which it backs up its analysis spans the globe and challenges beliefs across the ideological spectrum.
The point of Discrimination and Disparities is not to recommend some particular policy "fix" at the end, but to clarify why so many policy fixes have turned out to be counterproductive, and to expose some seemingly invincible fallacies behind many counterproductive policies.
The final chapter deals with social visions and their human consequences.
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- Jas Singh
- 16-06-18
Too late I found Thomas Sowell
This book sets to set straight the myth that the rich steal from the poor to get rich and that racism is the only cause of why minorities are doing less well of, this book broke down my ignorance which was built up by listening to western liberal media which has a narrative problem, putting all of societies ales on the white race or capitalism. Absolute must read
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- Richard Denton
- 26-08-19
Required reading
The world needs more Thomas Sowells. A voice of reason and a huge intellect.
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- beard
- 03-06-18
fascinating
really made me reassess a lot of my own preconceptions about major social issues and governmental attempts to solve them.
thoroughly recommend
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- gearoid amazon
- 07-09-20
eolas spéisiúil
bhí mé sásta leis an leabhar. Ní raibh sé ró fhada agus tugann sé smaoineamh soléir duit faoi discrimination 1 A, 1B agus 2 go luath.
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- User123
- 19-06-20
Data driven
It is a book based on the use of statistics to look at why it is easy to claim discrimination but how that can lead to negative outcomes for the group.
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- Christopher Leth
- 11-10-23
Simplifying as always
Thomas is good at simplifying topics.
Good and easy read.
Simple English for a none English reader.
Interesting facts.
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- John O'Connell
- 09-05-23
Well read, incredibly fascinating!
A great leveler / foundation against easy narratives and some useful thoughts on how to make decisions that will really improve people’s lives!
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- Amazon Customer
- 21-01-23
A man that knows how to think
Simply brilliant, this made me buy all his other books and I'm excited to learn even more
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- Martinus van Hooij
- 03-04-22
Excellent and clarifying scholarschip
Excellent and clarifying scholarship.
Thomas tells it how it is and is not afraid to swim against the current.
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- Susana
- 04-03-22
very eloquent but easy to follow. just makes sense
Sowell explains amd demostrates complex concepts about economics, philosophy and social issues with ease. It is easy to follow as the narration is amazing. Very mind opening and explains intuitions about the real world in an organized and eloquent format. It is as my thoughts were presented in in this book with just the right selection of words and statistical & qualitative data to empiracally analyse and prove those thoughts.
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