In the Magins

  Economics in One Lesson Henry Hazlitt When one is asked by friends and family for a recommended introductory course to free market economics, this short book is often mentioned. This is a primer to market economics written for lay people untrained in finance or economics. Not a professional economist by training, Hazlitt has an incredible gift of exposition and persuasive writing. He has written line by line critiques of opposing schools of thought as well as authored short stories along the lines of market economics. His works are easily comprehended and leave the reader with either a sense of confirmation in his or her beliefs or leaves the reader with an appreciation for well-articulated opposing views. The short book is written in a series of short discussions that build on a general theme delineated in the beginning. The Lesson More so than most other fields of study, economics is plagued by special interest pleading. Small concentrated groups are boisterous in their...