Wealth, poverty and politics
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New York, NY : Basic Books, [2016].
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Published
New York, NY : Basic Books, [2016].
Format
Book
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ix, 565 pages ; 25 cm
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English

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 431-523) and index.
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In Wealth, Poverty, and Politics, Dr. Thomas Sowell of the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, examines the reasons for large differences in income and wealth between nations and among groups within nations. A wide range of geographic, demographic, cultural, and political factors are examined, not to find a single factor or a single combination of factors that will explain all economic differences, but to show how particular combinations of factors limit or expand the possibilities for specific nations and peoples at specific times and places. Dr. Sowell also examines some popular explanations of these differences and shows why they will not stand up under scrutiny. In doing so, he takes on some of the reigning titans of the redistributionist movement-including John Rawls, Thomas Piketty, Paul Krugman, and Joseph Stiglitz-and shows how a remarkable number of their claims cannot withstand plain common sense, expressed in plain English.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Sowell, T. (2016). Wealth, poverty and politics (Revised and enlarged edition.). Basic Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Sowell, Thomas. 2016. Wealth, Poverty and Politics. Basic Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Sowell, Thomas. Wealth, Poverty and Politics Basic Books, 2016.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Sowell, Thomas. Wealth, Poverty and Politics Revised and enlarged edition., Basic Books, 2016.

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