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Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by: Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner List Price: £9.99 Healthy Living Books Price: £5.99 You Save: £4.00 (40%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Paperback EAN: 9780141019017 ISBN: 0141019018 Label: Addison Wesley Manufacturer: Addison Wesley Number Of Pages: 336 Publication Date: June 18, 2007 Publisher: Addison Wesley Studio: Addison Wesley Sales Rank: 87 Related Items:
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 Rating:  - A look at things through the eyes of an economist.This book is a general interest book- and it certainly is interesting. The book, for anyone looking for an entertaining read, will like it. In a nutshell, the book takes a look at all sorts of things in society, from crack gangs to parenting, and then attempts to make sense of them by applying econonmic principles. According to the book, economics is really the study of incentives, and so using this kind of angle, the book comes up with answers to why things work the way they do. A ... Read More: Rating:  - Ho hum not very interesting application of numerical data to sociologyI really can't see why this book attracted much interest. It's a collection of not very interesting observations, some obvious (children of rich parents do better than children of poor parents, estate agents are more interested in their commissions than in getting you the best price for your house), others tendentious (the crime statistics prove that more adding police reduces crime, IQ is hereditary). By and large the authors' opinions and observations are middle-of-road conservative, with some ... Read More: Rating:  - Fun & interestingThis is a really interesting romp through some fairly random questions like "How is the KKK like a group of estate agents". The answers to the questions that drive this book are well discussed and backed up with research. Logical thought processes which bring to light some interesting answers. I particularly liked the discussion about reduction in crime rates being related to abortion policy (rather than policing or improved government crime prevention policies). I'd agree with other ... Read More: Rating: - If you only read one book about economics, make sure this is the oneOne could maybe argue that this isn't an economics book at all but instead a collection of connected essays drawing on concepts from economics and statistics to get the point across. I find the style of writing very easy to get on with, and the book as a whole very easy to read. In many ways I wish this book had been written before I studies economics all those years ago as it would have been a good introduction to some concepts from the world of economics presented in a way which means ... Read More: Rating: - Fun, informative readI am 23, studying Physics with strong interest in finance/market and investments. I found this book very interesting and fun as well. English is not my mother tongue, but this book is so well written that didn't give me any trouble. Totally recommended |
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